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Weight Loss Clinic In Austin Texas, AIBL GIVES Lap Band Surgery To Lucky Contest Winner

Austin TX weight loss clinic, Austin Institute of Bariatrics and Laparoscopy (AIBL), held a contest to give away a life changing single incision lap band surgery. Lucky contest winner, Darlene Humphrey, submitted a story of her 17 year struggle that touched the hearts of Internet voters that landed her in the final five contestants. She hopes to succeed in her goals with this weight loss surgery to overcome some comorbidity conditions that have plagued her for years. She is in good hands with AIBL and one of the most successful bariatric surgeons in Texas, Dr. Sashi Ganta. Dr. Ganta has pioneered lap band surgery using the trans-umbilical method of Single Incision Laparoscopic Surgery (SILS) and has become a national training point for other bariatric surgeons.



Austin bariatric surgeon Dr. Sashi Ganta pioneered the "Ganta stitch" to help perform a true Single Incision Lap Band / SILS band procedure

Dr. Sashi Ganta, a Board Certified weight loss surgeon  in Austin, Texas, innovated a new technique using a simple suture to retract the liver, eliminating the need for an extra incision and enabling the performance of a True Single Incision Lap Band procedure. This new method is labeled the "Ganta stitch".   More information is available at www.austinbariatric.com



Dr. Sashi Ganta, Austin Bariatric Surgeon, Completes 25 Single Incision LAP-BAND Bariatric Surgery Procedures, Leaving No Visible Scar

Dr. Sashi Ganta, a Board Certified bariatric surgeon in Austin, Texas, has completed 25 lap band surgery procedures utilizing the single incision laparoscopic technique eliminating virtually all visible scarring on the abdomen. Dr. Ganta is believed to have performed the first trans-umbilical LAP-BAND weight loss surgery in the state of Texas with no visible scar. More information is available at www.austinbariatric.com.



New Single Incision LAP-BAND Weight Loss Surgery, Leaving No Visible Scar, Performed by Dr. Sashi Ganta

Dr. Sashi Ganta, a Board Certified bariatric surgeon practicing in Austin, Texas, is believed to have performed the first trans-umbilical LAP-BAND ® weight loss surgery in the state of Texas with no visible scar on Tuesday, September 9, 2008. It’s one of the first procedures of its kind in the U.S. as it required no special instruments or equipment. This single incision laparoscopic technique eliminates virtually all visible scarring on the abdomen. It’s a new option for patients considering the LAP-BAND ® or the REALIZE Band for the surgical treatment of obesity. More information is available at www.austinbariatric.com





About Austin Institute of Bariatrics and Laparoscopy (AIBL)

AIBL is a comprehensive surgical weight loss clinic in Austin TX specializing in Bariatric or Weight Loss Surgery in Texas. AIBL serves Central Texas and South Texas areas including Austin, Round Rock, Cedar Park, Georgetown, Temple, Killeen, Burnet, Waco, San Marcos, Kyle, San Antonio, Victoria and Corpus Christi.

Dr Ganta, a board certified Austin bariatric surgeon, performs laparoscopic bariatric surgery including lap band surgery or Adjustable Gastric Band (AGB), Gastric bypass (RNY), Duodenal switch (DS), Sleeve gastrectomy or Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy (VSG) or Gastric sleeve, Stomaphyx and other revisions for failed weight loss surgery such as non adjustable gastric banding, Lap-band and older versions of gastric bypass surgery.

AIBL in Austin offers excellent value and financing options to all weight loss surgery cash pay patients in particular for Lap band, Sleeve Gastrectomy and Stomaphyx procedures. AIBL also offers several diabetes surgery options for type 2 diabetes along with Morbid obesity or Severe Obesity.