Allergan halts Lap-Band sales to 1-800-GET-THIN clinics

The maker of the Lap-Band will no longer sell its product to clinics affiliated with the 1-800-GET-THIN marketing company — a blow to Southern California surgery centers that have built an empire implanting the weight-loss devices in people looking to shed pounds.

By Stuart Pfeifer and W.J. Hennigan, Los Angeles Times

February 2, 2012