Avera Medical Minute: Adjustable Lap Band Live 01/29/09 - KSFY News - Sioux Falls, SD News, Weather, Sports

The View's ex-host Star Jones did it. American Idol Judge Randy Jackson had it. Do you understand it? Tonight's Avera Medical Minute is on Gastric Bypass Surgery and the Adjustable Lap Band.

Dr. Brad Thaemert with the Surgical Institute of SD on the Avera McKennan Campus explains the difference between the two procedures, who qualifies for it and how it improves and prevents a variety of other diseases.