I am looking into having my band removed (several reasons) Anyway..do doctors do the removal and sleeve (or similar) during the same surgery?

It depends on your doctor, the reason you're having the band removed, and the condition of your stomach.

You'll have to ask your surgeon.

I agree with Missy. Only your Dr would know. Maybe yes, maybe no.

good luck though!

I am looking into having my band removed (several reasons) Anyway..do doctors do the removal and sleeve (or similar) during the same surgery?

If you don't mind my asking, why do you want to remove your band?

I am looking into having my band removed (several reasons) Anyway..do doctors do the removal and sleeve (or similar) during the same surgery?

I agree with Missy, it depends on the condition of your stomach and the level of complication you have and how experienced your surgeon plays a role as well.

Having a band removed and Sleeved in one surgery requires a highly skilled revision surgeon. Leaks are at a greater risk with Band to Sleeve revisions moreso than with virgin Sleeves.

Also, BE AWARE that Band to Sleeve revisions have a LOWER success rate than virgin Sleeves, so before you remove your stomach for nothing, make SURE you research the Sleeve in its entirety before you get it done and once you get your stomach removed you can't turn back regardless if you like it or not.

I had my band to sleeve revision at the same time. Thats how my dr does all of his revisions. In fact, the day before surgery I asked him what my chances were of waking up without a sleeve. He said "nil". If there's some damage, they take out 85% of ur stomach anyway. If ur stomach is damaged more than 85%, u wouldn't be doing a revision anyway.

If u have any ?'s, feel free to pm me!

Good luck!

I agree that it would depend on why band is being removed. When my first band was removed it was because stomach and spleen were adhesed and because they had to separate them and use staples they removed band so no foreign object would be there. But I would think if you have no complications and you just think sleeve will be better it probably wouldn't be a problem all at once but I would sure want to know my surgeon's experience and success ratio. Surgeons here in pa love love the sleeve. If I could have done it all at once I would have but I also didn't know enough about the sleeve at that time