FAQ

Weight loss results can vary depending on individual factors such as baseline weight, comorbidities, diet, exercise, patient motivation, and support. It is essential that the right expectations are set with patients before they proceed with surgery and LAP-BAND^® System surgeons address this extensively as part of the pre-operative education that is provided to patients.

Published literature may serve as a useful source to inform patients’ weight loss expectations. The multicenter observational LAP-BAND AP^® Experience (APEX) Study* reported the following interim results at 24- and 48-weeks post-surgery for severely obese patients¹:

The mean baseline weight was 277.1 lbs, with a mean baseline of 54.1 lbs and a standard deviation of 183 - 488 lbs.

*The LAP-BAND^® System was approved in the United States on the basis of a nonrandomized, single-arm study (N=299). Significant improvement in percent of excess weight loss vs. baseline was achieved at 12 months (34.5%), and 36 months (36.2%).

REFERENCES

1. Data on file.