Lap Band News

Allergan Stops Lap-Band Sales to '1-800-Get-Thin' Surgeons - Medscape

Los Angeles Times

Allergan Stops Lap-Band Sales to '1-800-Get-Thin' Surgeons Medscape The advertisements in question, found on billboards, bus placards, television, and radio, tout the benefits of weight-loss surgery with Allergan's Lap-Band Adjustable Gastric Banding System. The ads, which have swamped Southern California, ... Allergan halts Lap-Band sales to 1-800-GET-THIN clinicsLos Angeles Times Lap-Band Maker, Allergen, Halts Sales To 1-800-GET-THIN Clinics (VIDEO)Huffington Post Lap Band Manufacturer Discontinuing Sales to Beverly Hills Surgery CenterPatch.com OCRegister -California Healthline -CBS Local all 54 news articles »

Lap-Band surgeons critical of 1-800-GET-THIN [Updated] - Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles Times

Lap-Band surgeons critical of 1-800-GET-THIN [Updated] Los Angeles Times By Stuart Pfeifer Weight-loss surgeons from across the United States are attempting to distance themselves from surgery centers affiliated with the 1-800-GET-THIN advertising for Lap-Band surgery. In a letter to US House members considering a ... DayOne Health Announces Changes in Diet Requirements for LAP-BAND® CoverageDigitalJournal.com (press release) Bariatric Surgeons Weigh In on 1-800-GET-THIN AdsCalifornia Healthline all 6 news articles »

State launches Lap-Band investigation - Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles Times

State launches Lap-Band investigation Los Angeles Times (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times) By Stuart Pfeifer, Los Angeles Times The California Department of Insurance is investigating the business practices of Lap-Band surgery centers affiliated with the 1-800-GET-THIN advertising campaign, according to ... State investigating Lap-Band weight loss surgerySan Jose Mercury News Insurance Company Targets 1-800-GET-THINNBC Los Angeles Lap-Band weight loss ads under investigationabc7news.com HULIQ all 40 news articles »

House members call for probe into Lap-Band safety, marketing - Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles Times

House members call for probe into Lap-Band safety, marketing Los Angeles Times Henry A. Waxman and two other House members want an investigation of the Lap-Band and the 1-800-GET-THIN campaign. The 1-800-GET-THIN marketing company, whose advertising is plastered on freeway billboards throughout Southern California, is targeted in ... House Democrats Seek Hearing on J&J Mesh, Allergan Lap-BandBusinessWeek Congress questions 1-800-GET-THIN adsUPI.com all 13 news articles »

Mexico Weight Loss Surgeon Operates on Winner of “Nashville Star” - PR Urgent (press release)

Mexico Weight Loss Surgeon Operates on Winner of “Nashville Star” PR Urgent (press release) After struggling with obesity most of her life, she had a Lap-Band placed. However, Lawson felt her quality of life decrease and encountered difficulty with fills for the band. The singer chose to have a sleeve gastrectomy (gastric sleeve) after the ... and more »