Obesity is one of the fastest growing health concerns in Australia, with nearly half of the country’s adult population exceeding the threshold of a healthy height to weight ratio. Ironically, on one hand, a lot of people don’t regard being overweight as a problem, on the other, even those who do are usually unable to follow their weight loss plans. That’s when procedures such as laparoscopic gastric banding provide an effective alternate. Also known as Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding (LAGB), the procedure is commonly advised to children who have not completed their growth or women who want to lose weight before falling pregnant. Let’s take a look at the finer lines.