Padua University is one of the best and most famous Italian medical schools and its Obesity Center (chairman, Prof. G. Enzi) is a reference point for the treatment of obesity related disorders, in Italy and throughout Europe.

Over 120 surgeons worldwide have received "hands-on" training in obesity surgery at the Center.

Thecost of LAP-BAND surgery is comparable to other gastric procedures with fewer days of hospitalization and less trauma.

Padua is a very interesting historical town within easy reach of Venice International Airport (about a 20-minute drive), and it is very well connected to other major Italian towns.