The new kid on the block – Lap Band
- By Michael Omidi
- Published 03/4/2008
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Michael Omidi
Dr. Michael M. Omidi is a broadly trained Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeon who has been achieving beautiful yet natural looking results through plastic surgery by using a combination of artistry, expertise and state-of-the-art techniques. Dr. Omidi is the Chief of Staff and Director of Surgery at the Pacific Surgical & Laser Institute.
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Nothing within plastic surgery can be more appealing, especially to a baby boomer generation than drastic weight loss surgery. Ask any Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon worth her or his name and you would hear Liposuction and Tummy Tuck at the top services in their practice. In a land where obesity and demographic age is heading higher, lap-band surgery offers a safe and less invasive way in drastically reducing the body fat.
True, lap-band is not for everyone. The duo of diet and exercise needs to be done through and only if that does not work, lap band becomes an option.
What are the main advantages of Lap Band?
- Minimally Invasive
- Can be Controlled – Adjustable
- Fewer Risks
- Weight Loss more stable
One of the indicators that there are fewer risks and the procedure is becoming mainstream is more health insurance companies are taking it off the banned list. Financing is definitely an option.
Over the next five years, lap-band will keep growing in stature.

