I am having the Lap band Plication Surgery on June 5th can anyone tell me the difference between the regular Lap Band and The Plication? Does it Hurt Worse and Is there More Weight Loss with one instead of the other?

What is lap band plication? I did the realize band jan 2010 and haven't been happy with it.

This is a good basic animation video on the Plication. They add the band on top of the plication procedure. From my information it makes for faster initial weight loss, they are still measuring the long term results to see if it is MORE or LESS then just having the Lap Band itself.

I think one should really research this. I have read not so wonderful things on the internet about this surgery. Mainly about the folded tissue turning necrotic.

I did a lot research before I did mine, talked to my surgeon on different occasions. You can't believe everything you read on the internet! The way my surgeon did what he calls the iband is so the stomach wont turn necrotic.. its done in the way if needed to be undone it can be without causing damage to the stomach.

I saw my surgeon today and he was so proud of my weight loss and he was so excited about my iband results!

The iband is pretty new with no long term studies (which is one reason I didn't chose it) but with Lapband,bypass and what we know of the sleeve the initial weightloss has different rates(Lapband being slower) but the 5 yr mark is the same.at the end the the average weightloss is the same with all surgeries.

I think the big difference is that with the Plication you lose quicker at first, almost like losing with a gastric bypass (people lose weight quickly right out of the gate). The difference is you also have the band to help maintain and still lose. Almost like having the best of both world (gastric bypass and lap band) except there not rearranging your insides as bad as gastric bypass).

There is a chance of necrosis, but according to my doc and a few people I have talked to that had the plication, the chances are pretty low. Also the plication is reversible. My biggest worry about the band was slippage, which I heard the chance of is kind of low, but from what I am told the plication actually reduces the chance of slippage even more.