I was with a group of bariatric coordinators and surgeons recently as part of their ongoing commitment to share best practices with the bariatric healthcare community. It was a great opportunity to hear what’s going on in practices across the country and what tools and resources are needed for LAP-BAND® System patients.

I’d like to share some of the highlights of the conference:


1. Patients are waiting longer to schedule surgery. Patients know they want the LAP-BAND®®...

I've been reading many posts lately from members wondering about the differences between the Realize Band and LAP-BAND® System.

My first suggestion to these members is to contact their surgeon and ask them to explain their level of experience with each band and what the differences are for the bands.

I'd like to reiterate that both bands offer great online support programs and for more information on the differences, check out:
http://www.LAP-BAND®.com/get_informed/obesity_weight_loss/lapband_realizeband/...

here is a link to my blog...just started it...
http://laparoscopicband.blogspot.com

not sure where to post this...so here it is.

M.