Anne BG

This is being offered in Australia and New Zealand ! Just wanted to put it out there and see what you all think of it !

NEW STUDY – To Band Or Not To Band: The Minimizer Ring & Sleeve Gastrectomy We are currently doing a trial on the effect of placing a silicon ring around the sleeve. All operations for obesity have a tendency to weight regain after 3-4 years. The theory with sleeve is that it can stretch & allow large volumes to be eaten again. I am not necessarily a believer in this & believe that the stretched sleeve is a sleeve where the bottom is too tight & the top too big. This creates a large pouch. The purpose of the ring is really to stop large volumes being consumed. A recent small study showed that at 1 year there was little difference between banded sleeve & non banded sleeve in terms of weight loss, but this is too short a time frame to be sure. There is good data to say that banding the gastric bypass is very effective. It is in my opinion now the gold standard. I am interested in a trial that lasts for 5 years & looks at the results of banded sleeve vs non banded sleeve. I have performed approximately 30 banded sleeves & will shortly start a formal trial to examine the effectiveness.

Its a new thing http://www.bariatric-solutions.com/wDeutsch/service/downloads/Broschuere_MinimizerRing_EN_PDF.pdf

Has anyone had the minimising ring done at the same time as the Sleeve!! And if so any issues ?

Perth WA for me

Where in Aussie are you from ?

Best wishes for your new start ????

Its a product in Australia that I am going to take aswell as Biotin as it is a good product ! I will keep all posted if any good for reducing hair loss

South of the river Dr Watson at Murdoch whos doing yours ?

In Perth where are you cris10

Hi I am a 41 year old mother of teens/young adults! My Sleeve surgery is on the 23rd Feb ! I am From Western Australia ????

Has anyone tried Swisse Hair Skin and nails which supports production of Collagen to help reduce Hair loss as an extra after Sleeve Surgery?

Haves anyone tried using this kind of product of Collagen for Hair skin and Nails ?

How exciting Mine is Feb 23rd too !! Australia Sleever ????????

Thanks No Onions i am going to give the Medicines a go will chat with my Doctor next visit ! 11 years of running to the toliet, I would love that part to be in the past Thanks for all the great information all from Australia AnneBG

I am having my surgery in Three weeks and have very thick hair and of course dont want to have hair loss ????????

Who had issues with hair loss ? Was your hair thin before or thick hair ?

I am very interested in knowing more about this issue! I have had my Gall bladder removed 11 years ago and My bowls play up all the time !! Even a small take out Coffee has me running to the toliet ! I am worried after having my Sleeve done that this will get worse !

After gastric sleeving and loosing weight, does bladder leekage improve