DEAR DEIDRE: SHOULD I have a gastric band fitted? I am 57 and need to lose 9st. I want to be slim and healthy. I feel at a crossroads. Half of me is jumping at the chance to have the op, as I’ve ...

One feature of life in Southern California that’s become hard to avoid is the relentless advertising for a weight-loss procedure known as lap-band surgery. You’ve probably seen the billboards ...

— -- intro: Weight-loss surgery has always been a topic of conversation and intrigue. After New Jersey Governor Chris Christie underwent Lap-Band surgery (in which a silicone band is placed ...

Southern California billboard ads are criticized for their casual portrayal of Lap-Band weight-loss surgery in light of recent deaths linked to the surgery. On Feb. 16 the FDA approved the surgery for ...

Lap-Band surgery: Michael Hiltzik’s column in Sunday’s Business section said that Willie Brooks, who died after weight-loss surgery at a clinic in Beverly Hills, was 6 feet 6 and nearly 300 ...

Stomach band surgery helps 19st woman to slim. Jonathan Thompson. Sunday 12 November 2006 01:00 GMT. Comments. Your support helps us to tell the story. Read more. Support Now.

Gov. Chris Christie won't discuss whether lap-band surgery he underwent six months ago is helping take off weight, but here's some photographic evidence showing the New Jersey leader has indeed ...

DEAR DEIDRE: SHOULD I have a gastric band fitted? I am 57 and need to lose 9st. I want to be slim and healthy. I feel at a crossroads. Half of me is jumping at the chance to have the op, as I’ve ...