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LAP-BAND New York City

The LAP-BAND is a revolutionary procedure that works towards the goal of losing weight that can affect your health. At Beth Israel Medical Center in New York City, Dr. Elliot Goodman has helped hundreds of people change their lives after they have tried everything. Dr Goodman aims to help his patients achieve real results.

Using a variety of disciplines in his approach to weight loss surgery, Dr Goodman treats people like people and not just patients. By continuing to educate those who have undergone Bariatric surgery, he goes a long way towards ensuring that more will succeed in their goals. Nutritional information as well as information on eating disorders encourages patients to understand where they have been and where they are going after surgery.

The LAP-BAND adjustable gastric banding system is perhaps the least invasive of all gastric surgeries. In a procedure that generally lasts only an hour, an inflatable band is placed around the top of the stomach, effectively shrinking the size of the stomach to a mere fifteen cubic centimeters. By doing so, patients remain fuller longer and do not consume as many nutrients in a day. Patients on average lose up to fifty percent of their excess body weight. In addition, the LAP-BAND is fully customizable to the needs of each individual person with a short fifteen-minute adjustment. Plus, in the event that you change your mind, it is fully reversible.

So consider LAP-BAND at Beth Israel Medical Center in New York City. Dr. Goodman can make your life better by helping you to take off the extra pounds that are threatening to your health.