lap band

noun

1. another name for gastric band

Example Sentences

So he said he was getting lap band surgery.

From Slate

“You can’t have an exclusion that says we don’t cover lap band surgery because you’re transgender.”

From Washington Times

“You can’t have an exclusion that says we don’t cover lap band surgery because you’re transgender.”

From Seattle Times

A lawyer for the county likens the county’s refusal to pay for Lange’s surgery to its refusal to pay for hearing aids or lap band surgery for weight reduction.

From Seattle Times

The specific surgery I got, the gastric lap band, reached its peak in 2008, with 35,000 surgeries performed that year.

From Slate