Single Incision Cuts Recovery Time From Weight Loss Surgery

Melissa Mahboub had heard about the potential risks of weight loss surgery, so she did her research before deciding to have it herself.

"I heard death could be a factor with gastric bypass," she said. "I have a two-and-a-half year-old son and I want to see him grow up."

Mahboub decided on lap band surgery, a less invasive procedure than gastric bypass. And her choice of Durham Regional Hospital for her surgery put her in the hands of doctors who are national leaders in a new form of lap band surgery using just one incision. Click here for full article.