The ALSA website is designed as an educational
resource for those interested in this particular treatment for morbid
obesity. It is not intended to guide a treatment, procedure or by any means
counter the propriety of a determined treatment plan by a trained health
care professional.
The website does not include detailed information on
other weight management procedures or treatments. In determining the
propriety of any specific treatment, procedure, or test, each physician and
other health care professional should apply his/her own professional
judgment to the specific circumstances presented by the individual.