Lap Band Surgery… see how it works

Here is an excellent computer-generated animation depicting how the lap band surgery is performed. (YouTube, work-safe, 45 seconds.)

NOTE: If you’d be uncomfortable with animated depictions of needles and insertion of laparoscopic devices, you should skip this.

To see how the band is adjusted over time, refer to videos here and here. (These are tame; YouTube, 30 seconds each.)

If you’re VERY adventurous and want to see a video of an actual lap-band laparoscopic procedure being performed, look here. (Avoid this one if you’d be grossed-out by watching a real surgery. YouTube, 10 minutes, this one is a bit graphic. You can skip through it to catch key points.)