lap band

noun

1. another name for gastric band

Example Sentences

The lap band also requires multiple follow-up visits so that it can be tightened as patients adjust to eating smaller portions.

From The Daily Beast

Where gastric bypass surgery requires carving up the abdomen, lap band is done via a small incision through the belly button.

From The Daily Beast

It made headlines when you had your lap-band surgery last year.

From The Daily Beast

Shortly after her birthday, Schroeder decided to get an adjustable gastric band known as the Lap-Band.

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Stern got the Lap-Band five years ago at age 20 and subsequently developed anorexia.

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