How are slipped bands fixed? Just wondering... I just joined this board today!

Hi Karen,

I am also new to the board. I saw my Dr. on Thursday because I'm having so much trouble and he said my band had slipped and we would have to do surgery to:

1. Fix the slippage

2. Replace the band

3. Remove the band completely

I had my surgery in sept. of 2005, and Dr. Smith said he has seen slippage in patients 2 years post-op with the type of band he used on my. He said there is a next-generation band he may replace mine with that doesn't slip.

When I first started getting symptoms of slippage last January (lots of reflux, felt terrible, etc) we unfilled the band completely. It's June now and the slippage has actualy gotten worse.

My surgery date is July 9th. I am considering telling the Dr. to just remove it completely.

Thanks for your response Teri. I am getting a band either in August or in September and I still have many questions. This board seems great.

Hi Teri -

What did your doc mean regarding patients 2 years post op? I am almost 2 years to the day and had a slip on Wednesday. It was repaired, thankfully. I would be devastated if I lost my band forever...

Also, which band do you have?

Thanks!

Hi Karen,

I am also new to the board. I saw my Dr. on Thursday because I'm having so much trouble and he said my band had slipped and we would have to do surgery to:

1. Fix the slippage

2. Replace the band

3. Remove the band completely

I had my surgery in sept. of 2005, and Dr. Smith said he has seen slippage in patients 2 years post-op with the type of band he used on my. He said there is a next-generation band he may replace mine with that doesn't slip.

When I first started getting symptoms of slippage last January (lots of reflux, felt terrible, etc) we unfilled the band completely. It's June now and the slippage has actualy gotten worse.

My surgery date is July 9th. I am considering telling the Dr. to just remove it completely.

Typically 3%-7% of banded folks will experience a slip.

Of those 3-7% of people who slip, 80% of them can be repaired with a total unfill and full liquids for 1-3 weeks. About 20% of the time they need to have a surgical repair where they reposition, replace, or remove the band.

I had my surgery in sept. of 2005, and Dr. Smith said he has seen slippage in patients 2 years post-op with the type of band he used on my. He said there is a next-generation band he may replace mine with that doesn't slip.

One comment...

There are no studies or stats to back up the claim that the new band doesn't slip. It's an advertising gimmick but the truth is, nobody knows yet if it will have a better or worse slip stat. When people have had the band for 2 years, 10 years, 20 years.. then the medical community will know if the band maker's "theory" is accurate or not.

There are new bands coming on the market and each company is trying to get their piece of the pie. They are all making unsubstantiated claims at this point.

I hope this new band has fewer slips, but at this point it is theory since a large group of people have not HAD this band for there to BE any studies just yet.