Since her rise to fame in the '90s with the Grammy-nominated trio Wilson Phillips, Carnie Wilson has been open about her struggles with weight. Once over 300 pounds, she agreed to have her gastric ...

Laparoscopic gastric band surgery, buoyed by an obesity epidemic and improved clinical outcomes, has become a viable option for ambulatory surgery centers, but payors have been slow in extending ...

Christie's Lap-Band surgery, performed laparoscopically, was less-invasive. May 7, 2013— -- New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie revealed earlier this week that he had secretly undergone Lap-Band ...

Keep the good vibrations coming for Carnie Wilson. The singer, 57, revealed she was recently hospitalized with complications ...

According to the Cleveland Clinic, a lap-band is a silicone band placed under your stomach, which aims to reduce your stomach capacity and slow the passage of food through your stomach. The adjustable ...

Carnie Wilson is recovering after being hospitalized with complications from her lap-band removal surgery. The Wilson ...

Carnie Wilson faced complications after her lap-band removal surgery and required readmission to the hospital for blood pressure issues and swelling.

Lap-Band weight-loss device manufacturer Allergan has asked the FDA to approve Lap-Band surgeries for adolescents as young as 14, according to an LA Times report. Physicians can already perform ...

New Jersey Republican Kept Secret Because 'It's Nobody Else's Business' May 7, 2013 -- New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie secretly underwent lap band surgery in February to control his weight. Christie, ...

The Wilson Phillips singer said swelling and high blood pressure caused her to be hospitalized, calling her recovery “intense” ...

Carnie Wilson was recently hospitalized after complications arose from her lap band removal surgery, the Wilson Phillips ...