Hello All!

I keep hearing about all the different size bougie's that doctors use and I want to know what's truly the difference ? If you they use a smaller bougie do you lose more weight rather than a larger one? Hope you guys can shed some light on this for me before I see my surgeon next week.

Thanks!

It's so minimal, it really doesn't matter. What matters is what you put in your body post op. Protein, protein, protein.

My surgeon said it depends more on how tight the surgeon pulls the stomach and staples/sutures the sleeve than the bougie size. Don't worry, your sleeve will be restrictive enough.

Best of luck on on your journey!

Edited March 11, 201511 yr by AlwaysVegas

Thank you guys! I was jus concerned I was on some website that says the bigger the bougie the more weight you will lose long term but if you use a smaller one then you lose more weight short term. Ugh it was jus confusing