Vsg Negative Reference In Book 'weight Loss Surgery For Dummies'?

[mistysj 1,939]

VBG is not stomach stapeling. It is vertical banded gastroplasty. There were about 2 common techniques used for this procedure. The most common was to use a mesh banding to create basically a ballon the same as the band that people are still getting today. The other was some sort of silicon ring. I had this surgery back in 95 and had the mesh. The basic difference between the VBG and today's band is that today's band is adjustable' date=' the VBG was not adjustable.

Either way, the VBG was not successful for most people and stats say today's band is not very successful either.[/quote']

Thanks for the clarification. I was mostly trying to stress that it isn't related to VSG at all, which I think has been hammered home. I got my info from Wikipedia which dies say they are the same. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vertical_banded_gastroplasty_surgery

"Vertical banded gastroplasty (VBG), also known as stomach stapling, is a restrictive operation for weight control. Both a band and staples are used to create a small stomach pouch. In the bottom of the pouch is an approximate one-centimeter hole through which the pouch contents can flow into the remainder of the stomach and thence onto the remainder of the gastrointestinal tract."

[former_vbg 198]

Thanks for the clarification. I was mostly trying to stress that it isn't related to VSG at all, which I think has been hammered home. I got my info from Wikipedia which dies say they are the same. http://en.wikipedia....oplasty_surgery

"Vertical banded gastroplasty (VBG), also known as stomach stapling, is a restrictive operation for weight control. Both a band and staples are used to create a small stomach pouch. In the bottom of the pouch is an approximate one-centimeter hole through which the pouch contents can flow into the remainder of the stomach and thence onto the remainder of the gastrointestinal tract."

NP. I was actually successful for 5 or 6 years for the most part. If I'm honest, I can't really blame the surgery for its failure. I allowed myself to get derailed by being in a relationship with a man who had horrible eating habits and never really got much more than a beer belly (even though he didn't drink). That's another story entirely though....

The sleeve has been awesome though!

[Alyjourneys 117]

NP. I was actually successful for 5 or 6 years for the most part. If I'm honest' date=' I can't really blame the surgery for its failure. I allowed myself to get derailed by being in a relationship with a man who had horrible eating habits and never really got much more than a beer belly (even though he didn't drink). That's another story entirely though....

The sleeve has been awesome though![/quote']

I will be revising my vbg to a vsg and I'm excited. However, I started reading the stories of people not really losing and I started getting worried. I know we all lose differently. I guess I just don't want it to fail again.

[mistysj 1,939]

Which stories were you reading? I have a hard time imagining people not losing with VSG unless they are eating around the sleeve, but I'd like to educate myself.

[Alyjourneys 117]

Which stories were you reading? I have a hard time imagining people not losing with VSG unless they are eating around the sleeve' date=' but I'd like to educate myself.[/quote']

There is a thread here called slow losers.