The LAP-BAND Â® System is a medical device designed to help severely overweight people achieve long-term weight loss. It is placed into the body during a relatively simple operation which has a low rate of surgical complications.Recovery is quicker and the hospital stay is shorter than with gastric bypass surgery.he LAP-BAND Â® procedure involves placing an adjustable silicone band around the upper part of the stomach which reduces the opening to the stomach and creates a smaller food pouch at the top of the stomach. The larger portion of the stomach is left below the band.
The name Rufus is a Biblical baby name. In Biblical the meaning of the name Rufus is: Red. American Meaning: The name Rufus is an American baby name.In American the meaning of the name Rufus is: Red.Latin Meaning: The name Rufus is a Latin baby name. In Latin the meaning of the name Rufus is: Red; red haired.he name Rufus is a Biblical baby name. In Biblical the meaning of the name Rufus is: Red. American Meaning: The name Rufus is an American baby name.
Bernard is used chiefly in the Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, and Polish languages, and it is derived from Germanic origins. The name is of the meaning brave as a bear. A two-element name, it is from the elements ' ber ' meaning bear; ' hart ' brave, hardy.Beornheard (Germanic) and Berinhard (Germanic) are older forms of Bernard.The name could also be from the Old English Beornheard, itself from the Old English words 'beorn' which means ' man ' or ' warrior ', and 'heard' which means 'brave'.eornheard (Germanic) and Berinhard (Germanic) are older forms of Bernard. The name could also be from the Old English Beornheard, itself from the Old English words 'beorn' which means ' man ' or ' warrior ', and 'heard' which means 'brave'.