LAP-BAND® Adjustable Gastric Banding is an FDA-approved bariatric surgery option that is minimally invasive and requires no permanent alterations to the stomach. A fully reversible procedure, the LAP-BAND® System is a way of restricting the stomach’s capacity to store food, giving you a feeling a fullness much sooner than usual and allowing you to lose significant amounts of weight. The LAP-BAND® System procedure has helped thousands of patients all over the world fight morbid obesity and start a new, healthier life.