Albany Surgical, P.C. - The Lap-Band Surgery Leader of Southwest Georgia

Welcome to the Albany Surgical, P.C. Lap-Band® System surgical weight-loss site. The physicians of Albany Surgical, P.C. have been performing gastric banding weight loss procedures since 2002--longer than any other practice in South Georgia.

Bariatric surgery procedures are performed by Joseph J. Burnette, MD and Christopher C. Smith, MD, FACS.  We are experienced Lap-Band surgeons serving patients from throughout Georgia, Alabama and Florida.  Click here to learn more about our practice, our doctors, and our 54 years of service to South Georgia.

Lap-Band: The Device That Revolutionized Weight-Loss Surgery

The Lap-Band device revolutionized obesity surgery, by providing a means to safely perform weight-loss surgery on an outpatient basis. The Lap-Band system has been used more that 250,000 times worldwide.

The surgeons of Albany Surgical, P.C. have performed over 400 Lap-Band procedures on patients from throughout Georgia. Click here to learn more about the Lap-Band surgical weight-loss procedure, and how it may change your life.

Albany Surgical, P.C. Lap-Band Program Profiled in Ladies' Home Journal

Dr. Joseph Burnette and Dr. Chris Smith were highlighted in the July, 2008 edition of Ladies' Home Journal.  The profile includes information about the Lap-Band surgical weight-loss system, as well as the history of the Albany Surgical, P.C. bariatric surgery program.

Albany Surgical was the first practice in the region to offer Lap-Band surgery in 2002, and is currently the only practice in the state of Georgia performing Lap-Band surgery in both Albany, Georgia and Valdosta, Georgia.

Albany Surgical has performed Lap-Band surgery on patients from throughout Georgia, as well as Florida and Alabama.  Click here to download and read the full feature profile.

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