If you’re serious about weight loss and would like to learn more about surgical and non-surgical solutions, there will be a free, weight-loss surgery informational session from 6-8 p.m. Monday, July 19, at the Ramada Plaza & Suites in Fargo, ND. Bariatric surgeons along with the Innovis Health Park Rapids and St. Joseph’s Center for Weight [...]
The Center for Weight Management now offers two adjustable gastric banding procedures, LAP-BAND® System and REALIZE™ Band.
Erin Hensel was Dr. Daniel Smith’s first adjustable band procedure patients to lose 100 pounds. She once carried more than 300 pounds on her 5-foot, 10-1/2-inch frame.
The Center for Weight Management now offers the LAP-BAND® System as an option for patients. This procedure places an adjustable gastric band around the upper part of the stomach which is then filled with saline. This creates a new, smaller stomach pouch that holds only a small amount of food.