My surgeon is giving me the option of picking my band and I have researched it but I still don't know. Does anyone have any suggestions. I have to pick by the 16th. My surgery is feb 5 and I am so excited but nervous at the same time!!!!

My surgeon is a bariatric center of excellence doctor and he only uses advanced playform because of the even 360 filling.

Mine is giving me the option of the realize or the lap band....

Given the choice, I'd get a Realize band over an Allergan band. The reason being is Allergan is trying to sell off their Lap Band business. I'm not sure how that will effect patients with the Allergan band (like me!) however it seems to me Realize is the more stable choice.

Again, just my opinion.

Lol, I had that same choice and asked my Dr " what do I know". He told me that the Allergan Lapband has more restriction from the get go than Realize, so I picked Allergan b/c I'm in a hurry to get knee replacement. But like Missy said, Allergan just recently went up for sale, so I don't know how that will change things.

I'd talk to surgeon about the company selling out and get his opinion.

Good luck!

My sister works for Allergan in Goleta (near Santa Barbara) and Yes its true that they will no longer do research on the band. However, they will continue to provide the bands they have in production for several years in the future. They will sell the band to another company who will continue to support Allergan's band.

My Allergan band is a 14cc with Omniform. It was in place on Aug 6 and I've had NO issues.

I have the realize band. Its a one size fits all (11-14cc) .. I was actually asked right before they were rolling me into surgery which one I want. Talk about last minute decisions. I remember just telling him whatever he felt was best at the time of surgery.

Thank you!! I am still scared to death.... I almost wish he didn't give me an option!!!!!!

My dr. Is top notch... he chose the realize band. Im glad he did... didn't know Alergan was for sale

i have the allergan 14cc band

i asked my dr why he used this one instead of the realize

he said he just preferred the allergan

works for me and so far, the band has given me back my life.

no regrets

My sister works for Allergan in Goleta (near Santa Barbara) and Yes its true that they will no longer do research on the band. However' date=' they will continue to provide the bands they have in production for several years in the future. They will sell the band to another company who will continue to support Allergan's band.

My Allergan band is a 14cc with Omniform. It was in place on Aug 6 and I've had NO issues.[/quote']

I had question about the allergan band? What are size difference between the two bands and what are the cc differences for the allergan band.

Allergan information on bands:

http://www.allergan....lapband_dfu.pdf

On page 9 it states 2 sizes a 10cc and the large band 14cc.

Maximum Fill Volume Capacities:

LAP-BAND AP® System Standard 10 cc

LAP-BAND AP® System Large 14 cc

Hope this helps somewhat. The pdf file reading is technical but you can understand all the studies that Allergan has completed on their Band.

I'm going with the Realize. It's what my surgeon reccomended.