The LAP-BAND® System:
A Safer Solution to Weight Loss

The LAP-BAND® System, now offered by Joseph Manuele, MD, is the least invasive, safest and the only adjustable and reversible surgical weight-loss option available in the United States. It helps achieve sustained weight loss by placing an adjustable band around the upper part of the stomach to reduce its capacity.

Dr. Manuele, of Visalia Medical Clinic, offers years of expertise as a surgeon and now he is offering a new solution to weight loss. Learn more about
The LAP-BAND® here and contact us today for more information or to schedule a consultation. The LAP-BAND® may just be the solution you’ve been looking for. You are in control over how quickly you lose weight, the surgery is safer and reversible and the system is removable. You decide when you’re ready. Don’t weight – call us today.

Meet Dr. Joseph Manuele

Joseph P. Manuele, MD completed his surgical residency at Millard Fillmore Hospital in Buffalo in 1982. Dr. Manuele is board certified by the American Board of Surgery. He is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and a member of the American Bariatric Society. Dr. Manuele has practiced at Visalia Medical Clinic since 1986. Dr. Manuele has more than 20 years of surgical experience, and he has been performing advanced Laparoscopic procedures since 1990. He now performs The LAP-BAND® Adjustable Gastric Banding for weight loss.