Patient Recruitment

Expand Access to Patients

Success in a medical practice requires that you have patients to treat. Sometimes it can be difficult to find these patients, even though there are millions of them all over the country. Allergan offers surgeons resources to help recruit patients for their practices. For example, the Surgeon Locator tool and seminar/support group calendar on www.LAP-BAND.com help potential patients find LAP-BAND^® Adjustable Gastric Banding System certified surgeons and current patient seminars in their area.

Another resource is a referral system that connects surgeons to other specialty physicians who see and treat obese patients, including obstetricians, gynecologists, endocrinologists, and orthopedic surgeons. Allergan is also establishing an educational system for these specialists so they learn to recognize and recommend obese patients to your care.