Regulators have approved Irvine-based Allergan Inc.’s Lap-Band weight-loss device for more patients. The move expands the use of the surgically implanted adjustable silicon stomach band to patients ...
Anyone considering the Lap-Band as a solution to their obesity might be wondering if its safe after seeing the latest news stories involving a marketing campaign and doctors associated with it. The ...
IRVINE, Calif., June 7, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On February 16, 2011, Allergan, Inc. announced that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the LAP-BAND ® System for use on a ...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A company that promotes Lap-Band weight-loss surgery was warned to pull advertising that federal officials claim failed to warn potential customers of the risks. The Food and Drug ...
Keep the good vibrations coming for Carnie Wilson. The singer, 57, revealed she was recently hospitalized with complications from her lap-band removal surgery. “OK, the official update. My daughter’s ...
ReShape Lifesciences (NASDAQ:RSLS) added ~39% premarket Wednesday after the U.S. FDA greenlighted Lap-Band 2.0 FLEX, a new version of the company’s Lap-Band treatment option for obesity. The approval ...
Laparoscopic gastric band surgery, buoyed by an obesity epidemic and improved clinical outcomes, has become a viable option for ambulatory surgery centers, but payors have been slow in extending ...
Carnie Wilson attends Amazon Freevee's "Hollywood Houselift With Jeff Lewis" Season Two Premiere at Sunset Tower Hotel on December 06, 2023 (Image via Getty) Singer Carnie Wilson is currently ...
Regulators have approved Irvine-based Allergan Inc.’s Lap-Band weight-loss device for more patients. The move expands the use of the surgically implanted adjustable silicon stomach band to patients ...