One of the surgeons in Dr. Madan's office told me that they stitch the band in place. I read that causes erosion...do anyone know???

Sheila:confused:

Be BLESSED!

I think that's what all surgeons do now, it greatly reduces the rate of slippage from what I heard and read. I don't know if it increases the risk of erosion.

I agree, they may have been talking about stiching your incisions up. I had mine glued with that purple stuff and a friend of mine had her's stapled and my scars look much better. The small one's are hard to even see and the port scar looks much better than her stapled scars.

He said that they fold a small piece of the stomach and stitch it over the band some kind of way. He wasn't referring to the incisions...

My dr stitched me...i think it is pretty standard these days... but I cant help with whether it causes erosions though...so far i haven't had any problems.

That's good that you haven't had any problems...I haven't gotten my approval yet. I should know something by next week.

Yes, the stitch the lapband with a piece of stomach. I have never heard that it causes errosion.

There are two methods of stitching, one "wraps" a piece of the stomch aound the band the other does not. (pars flacida sp?)The "wrap" method is newer from what I gather. I will see if I can find more info and get back here.

Edit: more info, this is the best description I can find.

http://www.transmed.tv/bariatricsurg/lapband3.htm

Here is another

http://www.lap-bandforlife.com/chapters_06.html

Makers of the band:

http://www.allerganandinamed.com/products/obesity/us/clinician/lapband/surgical_tech.html

This one has some very graphic surgical pictures but they really explain the proceedure:

http://www.bidmc.harvard.edu/mainframe.asp?node_id=7078&leaf_id=12687

Wow! Thanks for all the info!!

Just to add, there is a link on my homepage that you can watch a surgery being performed and they stich the band in place as well. Warning though, not for the squeemish See the link below.

Yes they have to stitch it into place so that it doesn't slip. I knew what he was asking, I was just giving additional info since I'm already banded and know how they did mine.

I read somewhere just the other day that most Dr.'s stitch in place now and it has reduced many of the issues with slippage, just like other people are saying.

I don't think there are any doctors out there that don't stitch it in place anymore. There were way too many complications before. ~Mandy