Calculating your BMI
The easiest way to determine if you’re a candidate is to figure out your Body Mass Index (BMI). It is a simple math calculation that determines your weight-to-height ratio. Use our calculator or do it yourself:
BMI = Your weight (in pounds) x 704.5 / your height (in inches)

What your BMI Tells You at a Glance
Your BMI not only tells you if you’re a candidate for LAP-BAND, but also indicates the extent of other health risk factors to be aware of, such as type-2 diabetes, hypertension, and cardiovascular disease.

Take Control. Get True Results.
Obesity is one of the biggest health concerns of the 21st century causing more death and disease in the Western world than any other factor. Thousands of men and women are living healthier, happier lives because of the LAP-BAND procedure provided by True Results.

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The American Institute of Gastric Banding, creator of True Results, is an industry-leading network of physicians, healthcare professionals, surgical centers, support resources and aftercare specialists dedicated to the comprehensive treatment and care of the LAP-BAND surgery patient.

What is Lap Band Surgery?
During Lap Band surgery, a fluid filled band is placed around the stomach, reducing its size and decreasing food intake. This breakthrough is less invasive than any other form of weight loss surgery. For example, Lap Band surgery is much simpler than the better known gastric bypass surgery. For gastric bypass, of which there are two types (Roux-en-Y-gastric bypass and biliopancreatic diversion bypass), the surgeon not only reduces the size of the stomach, but also creates a “bypass” around the stomach and part of the intestine as part of this more complex procedure.

Lap Band surgery is now FDA-approved and readily available through True Results Weight Loss Centers.

About True Results
True Results by the American Institute of Gastric Banding is the #1 Lap Band weight loss surgery network in the United States. Our weight loss surgeons have performed over 11,000 gastric banding procedures — more than any other Lap Band surgery group in the nation — without a single serious complication. Our trained Lap Band surgeons and specialists are committed to making permanent weight loss a reality for each Lap Band patient. With our dedicated aftercare program, the Lap Band is just the beginning. Unlike gastric bypass, the Lap Band is approved by the FDA. With the Lap Band, patients feel full for a longer period of time with smaller portions of food.

AIGB surgeons and healthcare professionals have helped thousands live happier, healthier lives. In addition to up-to-date information on Lap Band weight loss surgery, our website also provides information about our dedicated physicians, state-of-the-art surgery centers, and caring Lap Band specialists.