Previously, the FDA recommended Lap-Band surgery for healthy patients with a BMI of over 40 or a BMI of 35 with at least one comorbidity. The recommendation has been altered to include patients with a BMI of 30 or above with at least one comorbidity.
According to Allergan, the company that manufactures the Lap-Band, around 37 million Americans have a BMI of 30 to 40 with at least one comorbid condition.
Read the Nashville Business Journal on the FDA’s expansion of Lap Band eligibility.
Read more on Lap-Band:
–FDA Advisory Committee Recommends Approval for Lap-Band Surgery for Less Obese Patients
–Allergan Seeks Approval for Lap-Band Surgery for Less Obese Patients
–South Carolina to Cover 100 Obesity Surgeons Under Pilot Program
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