So I'm looking at the tv this morning and I see a commercial for lap band surgery it's got a doctor on it touting all the bariatric surgeries he's done (bypass, band,and sleeve)

He goes on to say that he recommends the band to most of his patients because its much safer than the SLEEVE ???

It then shows a study at the bottom that said banded patients have 64% FEWER complications after one year and 74% less in 30 days...

Interesting, very, very interesting...

I notice the statistics are for 30 days out and 1 year out. That makes sense; band slips and erosions don't generally happen right away. It's convenient how they leave out any statistics past 1 year.

I think it would be worth investigating when this commercial was made and, more importantly, who sponsored it.

Well all the research I did told me other wise! 2 years worth!

I think it would be worth investigating when this commercial was made and' date=' more importantly, who sponsored it.[/quote']

Why Allergan of course the makers of the band!

It was made a couple of months ago.. I guess with their new big name Chris Christy it seemed like a good time to let it rip!

New Allergan Lap-Band commercial

April 10, 2013

Allergan has a new commercial featuring George Fielding MD. Dr. Fielding is an expert New York Bariatric surgeon.

BREAKING NEWS... DUH!!!

He's Christy's doctor!!!!!

http://m.nypost.com/p/news/local/chris_weight_loss_doc_sued_in_deaths_C7tWUoxjwtvKokQMoh3HNM

Everyone asked why he had band... And I said the band lobbyists got to him, I just might be right!

I thought Allergan was selling the Lap-band!?

One woman I know that got the band, stopped going to get her fills after about 5 months because she couldn't take the vomiting. They could never get her fill right. She managed to keep some of the weight off, but she is still over 300 lbs and regrets the decision.

Sad, My moms doc is pushing her to get the band. I tried to talk her out of it but shes the type that when you push towards something she does the complete opposite!

I didn't choose the band for myself, but not everyone has problems. One of my neighbors has it and she's done great and is happy with it. And isn't that what Sharon Osborne had?

But to say it's safer is ridiculous. I agree that they use less than one year statistics to avoid issues. Just like a lot of these WLS ads tout excess weight loss, but they don't say many regain between years 3 and 6. Sheesh.

lynda

BREAKING NEWS... DUH!!!

He's Christy's doctor!!!!!

http://m.nypost.com/...jwtvKokQMoh3HNM

Everyone asked why he had band... And I said the band lobbyists got to him, I just might be right!

STFU & SMDH.......OF COURSE!

You'd think he could afford to fix that grill then...

I'm sure his 20 year old girlfriend doesn't mind the grill.

I'm sure his 20 year old girlfriend doesn't mind the grill.

Yes, that is one of the perks of being rich.

True love waiting around every corner... Or should i say on every corner.

He talks about how he had the lb inserted 13 years ago. There wasn't the option for the sleeve just for the purpose of WL then was there? So many Drs are recommending pts NOT to do it the makers of the band are just trying to get some business back.

Funny, One search of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery produced this article.

http://asmbs.org/201...hed-procedures/

Third sentence in.... "is as safe or safer than laparoscopic gastric bypass or gastric banding"

Don't get me wrong, I am an advocate for what one feels will work for them. I know someone who has been quite successful with little to no complications with the gastric band, I know a few people who are the same with gastric bypass. My mother had a very early version of gastric banding and it nearly killed her when it closed up and they had to flight for life her 250 miles away to a specialist because our town, at the time, didn't have surgeons who dealt with that kind of issue. That was probably 10 years ago, and around 12 years post op from the original surgery, but I am fairly certain she would have adamantly been opposed to the idea of me getting lap band because of her experience. On the other hand I know someone who is quite large who had the sleeve done in January as a first step in the DS. He had a tremendous amont of complications, but he was also around 500-600#. He had a type of resistant bacterial infection that nearly killed him, and 7 months later is still in the process of wound healing. His surgeons have already said he is going to have to get the sleeve to work, because if they risk another surgery it could kill him. He has lost nearly 200# and as far as the sleeve goes is doing well.

This will be the final nail in the lapband coffin. Saw that commercial and thought wow now they are really grasping at straws here.

Sad' date=' My moms doc is pushing her to get the band. I tried to talk her out of it but shes the type that when you push towards something she does the complete opposite![/quote']

The band gets severe corrosion in five yrs or less, my doc won't do lap band anymore