The Weight Loss Surgery Choice of Americus, Georgia

Albany Surgical, P.C. has been performing Gastric Band weight loss surgery procedures since 2002--longer than any other practice in the region.  We welcome patients from Americus and throughout Georgia.

Gastric Band procedures (Lap-Band & REALIZE Band) are performed by Joseph J. Burnette, MD, Buck Davis, MD, FACS and Christopher C. Smith, MD, FACS.  We are expert laparoscopic (minimally invasive) surgeons serving patients from Georgia, Alabama and Florida.  We invite our Americus patients to call us toll-free today at 1-800-537-6197 for a FREE information package by mail.  For your convenience, you may click here to generate a map with directions from your address to our Albany office.  Click here to learn more about our practice, our surgeons, and our 54 years of service to our patients.

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 physicians 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.

We were the first practice in the region to offer the Lap-Band procedure in 2002, and are currently the only practice in Georgia performing gastric band surgery in both Albany, Georgia and Valdosta, Georgia.

Our doctors have performed bariatric 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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