As a minimally invasive, rapid recovery option for weight-loss surgery, laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding has been gaining interest among outpatient surgery facilities seeking to add bariatric services to their lineups. It's been a fairly lucrative procedure for us, and it doesn't take much longer than other laparoscopic procedures to complete. In the two years that we've hosted gastric banding, we've had two general surgeons complete about 350 cases. Here's how we built a successful program.