When you meet with Dr.Terushkin, you can expect an honest,collaborative conversation leading to a straightforwardrecommendation. Dr.Terushkin will sit with you to discuss your current health and thoroughly explain the procedures available to youin terms you can understand. Gastric Banding or “LAP-BAND” surgeries today more than 20,000 lab band procedures are performed each year. Dr.Terushkin’s expertise inlaparoscopic techniques and our team’s dedication to support before,during, and after surgeries has resulted in our patients losing anaverage of 40–50% of their excess weight after completing Lap Bandsurgery at our facilities. The silicone band is placed around the upper part of the stomach. Ithas an inflatable balloon that cinches around the stomach and allowspatients to be less hungry and to eat less at each meal. The band isinflated with saline using a needle that goes thru the skin into theband port. The port is secured under the skin so that nothing isvisible.