This book provides an overview of Obesity in America, its current trends, and possible solutions to the burgeoning weight epidemic. It serves as the beginner's guide to understanding gastric banding surgery and what qualities one should look for in a Gastric Band Surgeon.

In this interactive manual, "Support Surgeon" Dr. Duc Vuong offers essential strategies for Lap-Band(r) patients striving to maximize their weight-loss, overall health, and long-term happiness. Dr. Vuong covers various topics that are crucial for new patients (and for those who have received little or no support) to find happiness with life after their surgery, and specific maintenance topics to teach patients how to keep the weight off once and for all.