According to news sources, The Food and Drug Administration is warning multiple surgical centers against using misleading advertisement to promote Gastric Band operations without stating the inherent risks involved.
The FDA is targeting a total of 8 surgical centers that perform the operations as well as a marketing firm in California for misleading consumers by not divulging into the serious risks associated with Lap-band operations in their advertisements. The FDA said that consumers unaware of the inherent risks could be influenced by the misleading advertisements
The serious risks involved in the surgical operation include but are not limited to:
- Stomach pain
- Strecgin of the stomach pouch
- Stretching in the esophagus
- The moving of the band, requiring additional surgery
- The erosion of the band within the stomach wall, requiring additional surgery
There are two gastric bands that have acquired the approval of the FDA and those are the Realize Adjustable Gastric Band as well as the Lap-Band.
As a Los Angeles personal injury attorney, I deeply appreciate the efforts being made by authorities to ensure smarter and more efficient safety practices to protect the general public. As a product liability lawyer Los Angeles, I hope that the conclusions of this research will lead to practices.
