What is the total cost for VSP in the us and is there a BMI limit with this procedure Im getting conflicting information??:thumbup1:

Usually it is $9,900-$12,000 and BMI 30 or over

I've seen it as high as 35k.....depending on the Dr....not sure about max/MIN BMI. That is the surgeons decision I suppose...

What is the total cost for VSP in the us and is there a BMI limit with this procedure Im getting conflicting information??:tongue_smilie:

I think the BMI limit in the states is 35 with comorbidities and 30 in Mexico. Not sure about comorbidities there. I paid $9900.

I've seen it as high as 35k.....depending on the Dr....not sure about max/MIN BMI. That is the surgeons decision I suppose...

LaSaJaTa.

What surgery did you have and when did you have your surgery??

Lisa~

I think the BMI limit in the states is 35 with comorbidities and 30 in Mexico. Not sure about comorbidities there. I paid $9900.

Joanie,

THis is Lisa, just wondering how much weight have lost since your surgery

and how long has it been since your surgery?

Thanks for the update!

Lisa~

Hi every one!

Just was wondering if you all can give me update on how much weight you all have lost so far?? I am going to be getting the Plication surgery with Dr Corvala and would love to know how the weight is coming off? I know it varies from person to person, but I would love a general idea.

Thank you all so much.

Lisa~ please post here or email me sisterlisa@live.com

I have heard on a few threads people commenting on this procedure not being for people with a high BMI , although, the few that I have talk to had a HIGH BMI? Anyone??

Hi I would think normal BMI for this Plication Surgery would be 30-60 bmi, and it would be up to your surgeon.

You can contact the doctors and ask about acceptable BMI..

http://www.cincyweightloss.com/gastric-band-surgery/gps-procedure.html

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My BMI was just shy of 50 when I had surgery. I'm 6 weeks out and am down 28lbs.

Joanie,

THis is Lisa, just wondering how much weight have lost since your surgery

and how long has it been since your surgery?

Thanks for the update!

Lisa~

Lisa, I had my surgery on Aug. 6. My preop diet started on 7/29 and since that time, I've lost 19 pounds. I've gone from a BMI of 36 to 32.8.

Lisa, I had my surgery on Aug. 6. My preop diet started on 7/29 and since that time, I've lost 19 pounds. I've gone from a BMI of 36 to 32.8.

WOW THAT IS AWSOME!! ARE YOU EXERCISING?? OR JUST EATING THE RIGHT FOOD??

Lisa~

WOW THAT IS AWSOME!! ARE YOU EXERCISING?? OR JUST EATING THE RIGHT food??

Lisa~

Thank you! I am walking, but only about 20 minutes in the morning. I have been watching what I eat. Even though I can't eat much, it's still easy to fill up on sweets and carbs and not lose. When they said this is only a tool to help you lose, I now understand. But it is a lot easier this way. I don't get as hungry and don't crave like I used to.

Hi, I was reading some forums on obisityhelp.com and there are some people that had the regular sleeve and they are sure putting down the Plication Surgery.

One thing they are saying and I would love to find out if it is true or not, they are saying that the stomach is like a melon and that after a few years the stomach will slide through the stitches.

Has anyone heard of this?

Lisa~

Hi, I was reading some forums on obisityhelp.com and there are some people that had the regular sleeve and they are sure putting down the Plication Surgery.

One thing they are saying and I would love to find out if it is true or not, they are saying that the stomach is like a melon and that after a few years the stomach will slide through the stitches.

Has anyone heard of this?

Lisa~

Lisa, you probably saw that Dr. Watkins has addressed this in the previous post. I don't understand why they are putting down the plication surgery like they are. All sorts of rumors are going around over there. I tried to explain what I new about plication, but they promptly told me that I was wrong, so I haven't gone back. Maybe a copy and paste of Dr. Watkins' reply would help. It's just common sense that why would doctors do this procedure and risk their reputations if the stomach was like a melon and the sutures were just going to pull through. In that same light, why wouldn't staples come through.

Also, my mother had half her stomach removed in the 70s because of a HUGE ulcer that covered half of it. I don't know if they used staples then, but her surgery has done fine since then, and she is at a normal weight. She still eats very small portions. I remember the surgeons putting her on a liquid diet afterwords and telling her to only eat five or six small meals a day.