The LAP-BAND Solution

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There is a book and a DVD. The book is written for two groups of people. First, it is a guide to those who are obese. It describes the problem of obesity, the options available to you for reducing the problem and on the LAP-BAND as one of your option. It considers the benefits and the deficits of LAP-BAND approach and provides detail of how you can assess whether it is your best option. Secondly, it is guide for you if you have already decided to proceed with LAP-BAND placement on how you will become partners with the surgeons and their clinical staff in the LAP-BAND process. It details the events around the time of the procedure and during the first month afterwards. It provides detailed guide on what you should eat, when you should eat and how you should eat after having the LAP-BAND. It discusses exercise and activity, adjustments to the tightness of the band and how you are an important part of the partnership to achieve an optimal weight loss. The DVD shows through animations how the LAP-BAND works to control the appetite and achieve weight loss. It presents the Eight Golden Rules that should be followed to achieve an optimal outcome.