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| August 09, 2003 | COPYRIGHT 1999 Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

By Karen Garloch, The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Aug. 9--Dr. Roc Bauman, a surgeon at NorthEast Medical Center, performed the hospital's first procedure Friday using a recently approved weight-loss device that wraps around a person's stomach like a belt.

The patient was a 54-year old Charlotte woman who asked not to be identified. "Prognosis for the patient is very good," Bauman said.

"We'll be tracking her condition over the next several months, but at this time, everything looks positive."

The Lap-Band gastric belt, approved by the U. S. Food and Drug Administration in 2001, is touted as a minimally…

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