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Weight-Loss Surgery Becoming Safer, Michigan Registry Shows

June 17, 2008
Bariatric surgery, a $150-million-a-year industry in Michigan, is safer than it was in 2000. … Information collected for the registry found that Lap-Band, the most common bariatric procedure, involving the insertion of a silicone band to tighten the upper stomach and limit food intake, is the safest procedure. …
Detroit Free Press