Choosing Lap Band Archives

Helping you conquer the mountain of excess weight

Each of us must climb mountains in our lives. If you have struggles with the mountain of excess weight there is a life line rope to help.

Lap-Band Surgery can provide people with the assistance to make the climb. It significantly lowers hunger to ease the effort to reach your goal of better health and happiness.

Just as a rope on the mountain can save your life, many people will live longer and happier with less excess weight. The climb through life will be much more enjoyable without the extra burden many continue to carry.

Lap Band surgery is the safest surgical weight loss option available. It is places as an hour long outpatient procedure. Most people are able to return to full time desk work or light duty work in a week. And, many insurance plans now cover the procedure and financing is available to assist others as needed.

During the procedure a solid silicone ring is placed around the upper stomach to create an hourglass shape to facilitate an earlier stretch on the stomach sending signals to the brain and turn down hunger.

The amount of restriction is adjustable by a small reservoir under the skin that can be accessed in the office for customized control. Weight loss is gradual with adequate progressive narrowing of the ban opening.

If you or someone you know could use this remarkable advancement help is only a call or click away. Contact us to learn about treatment for severe obesity and excess weight.

Where are you going? If you know, then what is keeping you from getting there and are you headed in the right direction? We all have limitations in life, some we can control and others we are required to accept and do the best we can. If excess weight and the many health problems it can bring are baggage on your journey through life that you wish could be left behind, now is the time to make a change for the better.

A vehicle can allow you to get where you may not be able go on your own. Most people will choose a safe effective option. LAP-BAND weight loss surgery is the safest weight loss surgery available. It is reversible, adjustable, and an outpatient procedure that can change your life. It can help you get to where you want to be or allow you opportunities that may not otherwise be available without it.

Recently, the FDA lowered the indication of using the Allergan LAP-BAND for those with a BMI of 30 (30-50 lbs over normal weight) and above who have conditions such as diabetes, hypertension, sleep apnea etc. These conditions have a significant chance of improving or resolving with weight loss and the LAP-BAND can help.

If you have ever wondered whether weight loss surgery was for you, We can help. Get to where you want to go with a LAP-BAND.

Call Dr. Hansen today at 801-787-4379 for a consultation.

Are You Where You Want to Be This Year?

Each new year we should ask ourselves “Am I where I want to be in my life?” If there are areas we need to improve then the beginning of each calendar year is good time to renew. If weight is a significant issue especially if there are weight related medical conditions that affect you such as diabetes, high blood pressure, sleep apnea, heartburn symptoms, painful joint or any of the many others and other weight lose attempts have not be successful at keep the weight off.

If you have ever wondered if it is right for you, there are free seminars and webinars to find out more information.