Does anyone have any helpfull hints to avoid slippage or erosion?

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Well as far as erosion goes, there is no helpful hint. I eroded a year ago and for the 18 months I had my band I was the perfect bandster. I was lucky though to have great success with my bandbefore I lost it and even luckier now since I have not gained my weight back i nthe last year. As for slippage, try not to PB if you PB often ( more then 2x's a week) you do risk slippage from what my doctor told me.

Also, for slippage, make sure to not be overfilled. The doctor said that was probably the cause of my slippage - being too tight for too long. While it may seem like a good idea at the time (ie, the tighter you are the less you eat therefor you lose more weight), it will catch up with you in the long run in a bad way.

I would say the same thing. Do your utmost to dig deep and find the strength to use the band as a tool - not as a hard stop. I dont really know that I'm right but I just kind of feel that consistently eating till the band tells you to STOP RIGHT NOW and having the band tight so that that point comes sooner, is going to put you at higher risk of slippage.