CONCLUSIONS: In this long-term report of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy, it appears that after 6+ years the mean excess weight loss exceeds 50%. However, weight regain and de novo gastroesophageal reflux symptoms appear between the third and the sixth postoperative year. This unfavorable evolution might have been prevented in some patients by continued follow-up office visits beyond the third year. Patient acceptance remains good after 6+ years.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/20622654/

Thank you! Excellent!

Thanks for posting, interesting info. The stats are encouraging. Unfortunately, the study is a very small number of patients, 46. I look forward to seeing more published research with larger populations as more sleevers pour into the population over time. Sleevers 10 years from now will have so much more data available than we do.

Saw this a while back, Diligence Diligence Diligence!

It's interesting about the reflux. I don't have any, but they keep asking about it.