Long-Term Outcomes of the Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding: Weight Loss and Removal Rate. A Single Center Experience on 301 Patients with a Minimum Follow-Up of 10 years.

Despite the encouraging short-term results, LAGB shows long-term disappointing results in terms of weight loss and complication rates. The removal rate increases with time (about 3-4 % per year), and at 15 years, almost half of the bands had been removed.