Have anyone had this surgery done yet, I know that Southeast Bariatrics are one of the first group to in Charlotte, NC to offer this technique, this is the surgery I will be getting. I don't have any health problems and I'm not on any medication, just 270lbs over weight :-( as if that's not enough,I really would like to hear from someone that has had this surgery done. Thanks

Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding with Plication

Southeast Bariatrics now offers the newest technical advance in gastric banding—the Band with Plication or I-Band®. This technique involves “folding in” or “imbricating” the fundus of the stomach (“fundoplasty”) with two rows of sutures below the traditional band placement. This creates a narrow tube below the band. The band itself is managed in a similar fashion to the traditional technique with band adjustments based on patients’ needs.

The procedure takes about an hour. Like the standard adjustable gastric banding, most procedures are performed as an outpatient. Recovery time is about one week. The potential advantages of the new technique are a decrease in band slips and an improvement in both the amount and rapidity of weight loss. Southeast Bariatrics is the first group in the Charlotte region to adopt this technique.

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My doctor performs lap band with plication and I opted not to have the plication. I am regretting it now. I wish I could have a do-over, but am not willing to have another surgery any time soon!

So do you think it's a good thing to do, I notice that the stomach is small something like the gastric sleeve. Please keep me posted on when, you have this done. Thanks :-) I'm a little scared do to the fact that this can cause some bleeding of the stomach but it helps with slipping of the band, and this is a once it's done NO turning back thing :-|

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The plication isn't a 100% permanent thing, for the most part. If your Dr is going to be cutting OUT your stomach, then I would refuse. Normally for plication, the stomach is folded onto itself and sutured together to create the banana shaped sleeve. I read somewhere the longevity of the stitches are about 3-5 years, depending on how you eat, etc.

This is different from the sleeve, where they remove up to 80% of your stomach. I would clarify with the Dr how exactly they are doing this.

I personally would have gotten the plication if my surgeon was performing it.

Even though a plication is regarded as temporary I wonder about this. I would have thought that adhesions would form where the stomach is folded and stapled and if this is true then that could cause problems and means that the procedure is not reversible. That is something you may want to ask your Dr as I am just speculating.

I will my husband and I both said Noooooo, but I just wanted to see if anyone has had it done. Thanks for the reply :-)

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