After one patient died and others suffered serious complications following Lap-Band surgery, Dr. Neelu Pal had seen enough. A petite surgical resident now aged 40, she began quietly calling patients about to undergo the weight-loss procedure at New York University's Medical Center, telling them she feared for their safety.
The Surgical Weight Loss Center Will Explain the Lap Band Procedure to Local Residents in an Upcoming Information Seminar on Tuesday August 17, 2010.
Hospitals and Lap Band makers stand to gain from teen surgeries