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Single Incision Surgery for Lap Band System

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Weight-Loss Surgery Done With Just A Tiny Scar
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Using the SILS technique, Dr. Snyder operated through just one small cut near the belly button.
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A bariatric surgeon in Denver is now performing weight loss surgery through just one small incision near the belly button. The technique is called SILS or single incision laparoscopic surgery. It’s an innovative way of doing adjustable gastric band surgery — it leaves just a tiny scar.

LapBand Indiana sponsoring Mutt Strutt Humane Society

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Indiana Obesity Center invites you to “Lose Some Pounds by Walking Your Hounds” April 27 is time for Indianapolis Mutt Strut.  You will see Indiana Obesity Center as both a sponsor and as a participant.  Any patient attending with their pet will be rewarded with a Lap Band Pedometer or T Shirt.  Log onto http://www.indyhumane.org/ to learn…… Continue reading LapBand Indiana sponsoring Mutt Strutt Humane Society