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Clinics halt Lap-Band surgeries
Two centers tied to the 1-800-GET-THIN ad campaign say they will conduct review. Two clinics tied to 1-800-GET-THIN have temporarily halted Lap-Band weight-loss surgeries after the device's maker said it would no longer sell to companies affiliated with the massive advertising campaign.
State investigating Lap-Band weight loss surgery
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — An insurer says California insurance regulators are investigating Lap-Band surgery centers for possible fraud. Connecticut-based Aetna Inc. says it is cooperating in the probe by the law enforcement branch of the state Department of Insurance. The insurer says the state is investigating alleged fraud against Aetna health plan members by the 1-800-GET-THIN Lap-Band ...
Los Angeles Bariatric Surgeon Discusses Revision Weight Loss Surgery
According to the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS), the overall likelihood of major complications with bariatric surgery is approximately 4%, and the risk of death from surgical complications is less than 0.1%. Dr. Michael Feiz, a weight loss surgeon in Los Angeles, says even with such a small margin of error, revision bariatric surgery is one of his most successful ...
CA investigating Lap-Band weight-loss surgery
California insurance regulators are investigating Lap-Band surgery centers for possible fraud.
Lap-Band surgeries to be cut at West Hills, Beverly Hills centers
Two Los Angeles area outpatient centers announced Tuesday they will cease all Lap-Band surgeries as owners of the facilities re-evaluate their medical practices.
Lap-Band surgeries halted at 2 LA clinics
Two Los Angeles-area outpatient clinics affiliated with the 1-800 GET-THIN marketing company have temporarily stopped Lap-Band weight-loss surgeries while they conduct a review of the procedure.
Calif. investigating Lap-Band weight loss surgery
The Associated Press The Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. An insurer says California insurance regulators are investigating Lap-Band surgery centers for possible fraud. Connecticut-based Aetna Inc. says it is cooperating in the probe by the law enforcement branch of the state Department of Insurance. The insurer says the state is investigating alleged fraud against Aetna health plan members ...
Calif. Investigates Lap-Band Weight Loss Surgery
An insurer says California insurance regulators are investigating Lap-Band surgery centers for possible fraud.
Allergan stops selling Lap-Band to 1-800-GET-THIN doctors
Allergan Inc. , maker of the Lap-Band Adjustable Gastric Banding System, has announced it will no longer sell the weight loss device to troubled California surgical centers affiliated with the 1-800-GET-THIN marketing company, reports The Los Angeles Times . The Lap-Band is a medical device approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for weight loss in obese patients. Doctors insert ...
Lap-Band Surgeries Halted at 2 L.A. Clinics
LOS ANGELES - Two Los Angeles-area outpatient clinics affiliated with the 1-800 GET-THIN marketing company have temporarily stopped Lap-Band weight-loss surgeries while they conduct a review of the procedure.
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