Dr Garwood

we use Myocel which is fortified with both vitamins and protein to assist post op , your body has juct gone thru some stress and who knows what other rigors you have been thru. Nioxin works well for women but post op hair loss is due to another cause. Myocel ordered on line at Myocel .com Dr.G

yes, some of the up to date lazers can help, i.e. cutera , or palomar in good hands, several treatments, painless, also message the scar this will initiate the body to grow blood supply to the scar and decrease keloid formation. Dr. G

just learning how to use the site.:leaving:

Medicare won't pay for fills. no code. Use other diagnoses for visit to recover any related obesity care post op.

see your dr. obtain ultrasound of gallbladder,take all the fluid out of band and do a ariu swallow now. these studies should address the problem. but do not delay, the sooner the better is there is a slip as this may be able to be corrected without removing the band. do you hurt post food? If you hurt all the time as you describe one should always check on the integrity of the band.

if you have a fear of needles just ask the fill person to use some lidocaine first and or spray topically and this should help, it should not be any more uncomfortable than a flu shot .

If you have fear of needles just tell the ill person to use some lidocaine subqu

look up Dr. Richard Benavides. four thousand banded patients, no serious complications. excellent certified surgeon. great credentials.

there are 4,9,10,14cc vol bands now, have the surgeons office explain to you what size fll vol you have. the larger bands have a higher vol. to obtain to reach the sweet spot. Be patient and qork with the fill person and see them every week until it is right. The fill center should have a policy of returnat no charge in a week if fil is not adequate, i know that we do that for all of our patients.

Hello, May I make a suggestion re your frustraation with restriction? Make sure with the surgeons office exactly what your fill volume is. Next have the fill person put in some renograffin under fluro to absolutly rule out a leak. Now some folks take 4.5cc to obtain restriction but this is very unusual.

Call Stephany Casey at Dr.Benavides office in Dallas , they may be able to find a Dr.or call the ASBS (american society of bariatric and metabolic surgeons.)

Sounds as though you are having a rough time of it, really there is no need for all of that. I have been doing fills for several years and yes I would agree with you < take fill volume out and observe for a few days> also make sure you do not have the flu etc> Our fill center is reached at Texaslapband fillcenter.com. We are down the road from Mease at College Station . Would be glad to see and advise if you wish. Dr. Garwood

if you have any discomfort there may still be (seroma) which is fluid around the port area and you need a few more days to heal. Some physicians place the port under the incision but I truly think that an inch or two below the longer incision is best. This incision is used to place a larger trocar during surgery and the band is introduced via this incision.

to investigate the chances of a leak in the band system , we place a contrase into the band and follow the fluid as it is injected under flouro. A leak is obvious right away, if so then replace the tubing or band or port where the leak may be. Dr. Garwood Texas lapband fill center Bryan Texas.

if you have been tight for two weeks we usually take all the band fluid out and let you rest for a week to make sure you have not developed any pressure ulcers and or esophagitis, give you oral antacid pills then under fluro re fill to comfort.