How many of you out there had your band embricated when placed? I'm referring to the technique of overlapping a piece of stomach and securing it with sutures to help hold the band in place to reduce slippage and erosion.

I thought pretty much all of them do that, am I wrong?

I thought pretty much all of them do that, am I wrong?

I dunno. In all of my pre-op reading my surgeon cautioned me that when looking at slippage and erosion complication rates in some earlier studies to consider (among some other things) that this is a newer technique that may not have been employed in some earlier studies.

I'm just curious....

I think it's pretty common practice nowadays. I know mine was done like that.

from what i understand that is the new standard. it prevents slippage, whuich used to be a rare complication.

It is standard now. It's called the Pars Flacida. Any surgeon who places using the Peri Gastric technique is begging for a slip.

I was told before surgery that the slippage rate had gone down do to the new sutures they where useing. I guess this is the same thing you are talking about. Anyway i know they did it to me.

Stacy