Is the LAP-BAND® System Right for You?

Before you can use the LAP-BAND® System to help you lose weight and live healthier, you need to qualify medically. This means being currently healthy enough for the minimally invasive procedure. While only a physician or surgeon can give you a complete medical evaluation, the criteria listed here should help you get started. You may also want to ask your surgeon about other criteria he or she may use.

The LAP-BAND® System may be right for many people, but it is not right for everyone. Your surgeon will take many things into consideration in deciding if it’s the treatment that’s best for you. For example, you may be eligible for LAP-BAND® System surgery if you meet the criteria listed here:

• You are at least 18 years old
• Your Body Mass Index (BMI) is at least 40, or your BMI is at least 35 and you have one or more serious health conditions such as type 2 diabetes, or you are at least 100 pounds overweight
• You have been overweight for more than five years
• Your serious weight-loss attempts have had only short-term success
• You are not suffering from any other disease that may have caused your excess weight
• You are prepared to make healthy changes in your eating habits and lifestyle

In addition, you may want to ask your doctor about any other criteria he or she uses.

The world's #1 gastric band — for good reason.

The LAP-BAND® System has enabled hundreds of thousands people just like you to lose weight and keep it off. It’s trusted by top surgeons around the world.

The LAP-BAND® System is minimally invasive and, in most cases, performed as an outpatient procedure. It’s safer than gastric bypass surgery, with far fewer side effects.  And with My LAP-BAND® Journey, you’ll enjoy comprehensive, long-term support — from before surgery to years afterward.