For Healthcare Professionals Important Safety Information

You are not a statistic. You’re someone with dreams and plans. You’ve tried fitness routines, rounds of dieting, and possibly even prescription medications. Still, your weight is affecting your health, your confidence, and your happiness.

So, how are you going to beat your weight problem? You need a better option. If you are committed to transforming your life, then the LAP-BAND® System just might fit you.

At its most basic level, the LAP-BAND® System is an effective, minimally invasive procedure and gradual weight loss solution to help you keep your weight off over time and it’s reversible.12

The best news? It works. Since 1996, over 860,000 people globally have chosen the LAP-BAND® System, with hundreds of thousands achieving lasting, healthy weight loss.1 Maybe it’s the solution you have been looking for. Maybe it fits. We are here to help you find out.


Effective, safe*, lasting weight loss12.

The ultimate reason to consider the LAP-BAND® System is that you simply want to transform your life. You want to be able to enjoy a morning bike ride. Or go on a second honeymoon. Or chase your children around the garden.

You just want to feel better, both physically and emotionally. But first, you have to lose the extra weight—safely and intelligently.

The LAP-BAND® System can help you do that. It has been proven to provide significant weight loss—weight loss that lasts.

Please remember that not all weight loss centres are the same. It’s important that you go to a LAP-BAND® System Specialist for your surgery and your follow-up care. Use the LAP-BAND® System Specialist locator to find a qualified Specialist near you.12

*The LAP-BAND® System procedure, as with any surgical procedure, has risks that should be discussed with a qualified LAP-BAND® System specialist. Click here to learn more about the risks of the LAP-BAND® System procedure.



References:

  1. Data on file. ReShape Lifesciences Inc.
  2. Robert Michaelson, Diane K. Murphy, Todd M. Gross, and Scott M. Whitcup. LAP-BAND® for Lower BMI: 2-Year Results from the Multicenter Pivotal Study. Obesity (2013) 21:1148–1158.
  3. Ray James, Ray Shahla. Safety, efficacy, and durability of laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding in a single surgeon U.S. community practice. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 2011.
  4. Hutter Matthew, et al. First Report from the American College of Surgeons Bariatric Surgery Center Network: Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy has Morbidity and Effectiveness Positioned Between the Band and the Bypass. September 2001.
  5. DeMaria Eric, Pate Virginia, Warthen Michael, Winegar Deborah. Baseline data from American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery-designated Bariatric Surgery Centers of Excellence using the Bariatric Outcomes Longitudinal Database. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases 6. 2010.
  6. The Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery (LABS) Consortium. Perioperative Safety in the Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery. The New England Journal of Medicine Vol. 361 No. 5. July 30, 2009.
  7. Dixon John, Chapman Leon, O’Brien Paul. Marked Improvement in Asthma after LAP-BAND® Surgery for Morbid Obesity. Obesity Surgery. 1999.
  8. Dixon John, O’Brien Paul. Health Outcomes of Severely Obese Type 2 Diabetic Subjects 1 Year After Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding. Diabetes Care, Volume 25, Number 2. February 2002.
  9. Dixon John, Schachter Linda, O’Brien Paul. Sleep Disturbance and Obesity: Changes Following Surgically Induced Weight Loss. Arch Intern Med/Vol 161. Jan 8, 2001.
  10. Dixon John, O’Brien Paul. Gastroesophageal Reflux in Obesity: The Effect of LAP-BAND® Placement. Obesity Surgery. 1999.
  11. Long-Term Outcomes After Bariatric Surgery: Fifteen-Year Follow-Up of Adjustable Gastric Banding and a Systematic Review of the Bariatric Surgical Literature, Annals of Surgery , Volume 257, Number 1, January
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Important LAP-BAND® System Safety Information

Indications: The LAP-BAND AP® Systems is indicated for use in weight reduction for severely obese patients with a Body Mass Index (BMI) of at least 35 or a BMI of at least 30 with one or more severe comorbid conditions, or those who are 100 pounds or more over their estimated ideal weight according to the 1983 Metropolitan Life Insurance Tables (use the midpoint for medium frame). It is indicated for use only in severely obese patients 14 years and older who have failed more conservative weight-reduction alternatives, such as supervised diet, exercise and behaviour modification programs. Patients who elect to have this surgery must make the commitment to accept significant changes in their eating habits for the rest of their lives. Weight loss associated with the LAP-BAND® System has been shown to improve or lead to remission of type 2 diabetes in patients with BMI greater than or equal to 35.

Contraindications: The LAP-BAND® AP System is not recommended for patients under 14, patients with conditions that may make them poor surgical candidates or increase the risk of poor results (e.g., inflammatory or cardiopulmonary diseases, GI conditions, symptoms or family history of autoimmune disease, cirrhosis), who are unwilling or unable to comply with the required dietary restrictions, who have alcohol or drug addictions, or who currently are or may be pregnant.

Warnings: The LAP-BAND® AP System is a long-term implant. Explant and replacement surgery may be required. Patients who become pregnant or severely ill, or who require more extensive nutrition may require deflation of their bands. Anti-inflammatory agents, such as aspirin, should be used with caution and may contribute to an increased risk of band erosion.

Adverse Events: Placement of the LAP-BAND® AP System is major surgery and, as with any surgery, death can occur. Possible complications include the risks associated with the medications and methods used during surgery, the risks associated with any surgical procedure, and the patient’s ability to tolerate a foreign object implanted in the body. Band slippage, erosion and deflation, reflux, obstruction of the stomach, dilation of the oesophagus, infection, or nausea and vomiting may occur. Reoperation may be required. Rapid weight loss may result in complications that may require additional surgery. Deflation of the band may alleviate excessively rapid weight loss or oesophageal dilation.

Important: For full safety information please contact LapBandEU@ReShapeLifesci.com , or talk with your doctor.

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