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FDA Panel recommends band for lower BMI’s!

By Oregon Weight Loss Surgery
Posted December 8, 2010
In Lap Band
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Great news is on the horizon! An FDA panel voted to lower the BMI to 30 with a co-morbid condition for gastric banding.

Read more at: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/Panel-recommends-expanding-apf-1679606978.html?x=0

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