Dr. C~

Maybe you can clarify this for me. I have read it repeatedly on this forum that the saline can evaporate inside the tubing, band, etc.... and that is why, on occasion, the doc will not pull out all of the Fluid, or one may feel tight right after fill and then it goes away. Logically, I don't understand this....how, in a closed system, can the Water "evaporate"...where does it evaporate to? I look at my water cooler system and I see condensation above the water line and I understand that...but the water doesn't evaporate away, it's still there. Sorry this isn't a complication...just a confusion, and I wanted to make sure you'd see it!

Thanks,

Early on the reason you feel tight at first and then the restriction goes away is because the fat pad around the stomach is shrinking, effectively making the band looser. There is some thought that the band can leak (not evaporate) very small amounts over a period of a year or so because the membrane may be semipermeable. Sort of like a helium balloon going down with time.

Dr. C Cincinnati, Ohio

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Dr. C~

Maybe you can clarify this for me. I have read it repeatedly on this forum that the saline can evaporate inside the tubing, band, etc.... and that is why, on occasion, the doc will not pull out all of the Fluid, or one may feel tight right after fill and then it goes away. Logically, I don't understand this....how, in a closed system, can the Water "evaporate"...where does it evaporate to? I look at my water cooler system and I see condensation above the water line and I understand that...but the water doesn't evaporate away, it's still there. Sorry this isn't a complication...just a confusion, and I wanted to make sure you'd see it!

Thanks,