Sparky2901

Hi - I had a lapband for 6 years and did my fair share of throwing up and getting food stuck in the band. Then my band eroded so I had to have it removed. I gained 18 lbs in 3 months. Then I had the Gastric Plication in August. I have never thrown up or slimed with the plication. Its heaven compared to the lapband.! I personally know of 8 people who had the plication done, and the weight loss results vary from one to the other, just as any other procedure. One lady lost 67 lbs. in 6 months, and another lost 25 in 5 months. Everyone is different. A lot depends on your activity level and how many calories you put into the new smaller stomach. It doesn't matter which procedure you have, you still have to stay away from high caloried foods, such as sweets, deep fried foods, sodas, etc. I highly recommend the plication. It is reversable as well, where the vertical sleeve gastrectomy is not. I recommend Dr. Lopez Corvala in Tijuana at the Hospitale Angeles. He has been doing this procedure longer than anyone in North America. Good luck.

Hello I had my lapband removed in May 2010, due to erosion, after 6 years of success. I had the Gastric Plication done by Dr. Lopez Corvala, in August 2010, in Tijuana. He is the only surgeon who is certified for this procedure. It is my understanding that other surgeons in Mexico who are doing this procedure have learned it from a video, not through another surgeon, and therefore are not certified.. Dr. Corvala works at the Hospitale Angeles, which is like walking into a 5 star resort. I am a nurse with 33 years experience, and this hospital and the care by doctors and nurses, was excellent. and above reproach. Dr. Corvala has being a bariatric surgeon for 25 years and has taught surgeons in the U.S. as well as Mexico, various bariatric procedures. Dr. Corvala has a full disciplinary team of doctors, such as psychologist, anaesthetist, and bariatric physicians and nutritionists. I highly recommend Dr. Corvala and his team.