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What is adjustable gastric banding?

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 Developed by Dr. Kuzmak in 1982 later by Cadiere in 1993 No staples Ability to adjust stoma size Completely reversible  Nearly 50% of patients required removal of their Bands (Mercola 2012)  60 percent needed to undergo additional surgery (Mercola 2012)


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 Developed by Dr. Kuzmak in 1982 later by Cadiere in 1993
No staples
Ability to adjust stoma size
Completely reversible
 Nearly 50% of patients required removal of their Bands (Mercola 2012)
 60 percent needed to undergo
additional surgery (Mercola 2012)
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