Hi everyone, I am wanting to get a revision surgery done from a Vertical Banded Gastroplasty to a Gastric Bypass . I had the VBG done 30 years ago, unfortunately required a couple revisions back then as the staple lining had come undone. I have been having issues for years, food getting stuck, having to purge regularly, herd etc…. I met with a General Surgeon who said, nope, too much scar tissue. Has anyone gotten the same answer but then found a bariatric surgeon to do the revision? After the revision did you lose all your weight, or only a small amount? Any help regarding this would be so helpful to me. Thanks so much!

Edited June 10, 20224 yr by Charlie’s Momma

First of all, I would meet with a bariatric surgeon, not a general surgeon. You want a bariatric surgeon because they see these issues regularly, and are at the top of their game with weight loss surgeries.

Secondly, if you live in an area that has a university with medical school, find out which hospital they teach at and find a professor of bariatric surgery that is practicing and teaching. They are on the forefront of bariatric surgery.

My bariatric surgeon is a professor and she told me that she does revisions that other bariatric surgeons won't touch.

Don't take the general surgeons word for it. Seek second opinions with bariatric surgeons.

Best wishes!

a friend of mine from another forum had the same issue. She was able to find a surgeon willing to do it (and it was successful) at the Mayo Clinic.

I am getting a revision from Sleeve to Bypass at Mayo Clinic.

On 6/10/2022 at 2:20 PM, I♡BypassedMyPhatAss♡ said:

First of all, I would meet with a bariatric surgeon, not a general surgeon. You want a bariatric surgeon because they see these issues regularly, and are at the top of their game with weight loss surgeries.

Secondly, if you live in an area that has a university with medical school, find out which hospital they teach at and find a professor of bariatric surgery that is practicing and teaching. They are on the forefront of bariatric surgery.

My bariatric surgeon is a professor and she told me that she does revisions that other bariatric surgeons won't touch.

Don't take the general surgeons word for it. Seek second opinions with bariatric surgeons.

Best wishes!

I agree with you, usually in medical schools there is a large level of knowledge and a large amount of statistical data from the experience of examining patients. Also, the university usually has a school with experienced professors, their advice must be qualified. I am now a postgraduate student and every day I see many patients who consult with professors, in my opinion they have great experience. When I was looking for dissertation material at https://essays.edubirdie.com/write-my-dissertation I even found some of my curator's work. I also saw many articles on Wikipedia. If such publications quote university surgeons, then it seems to me that if there is an opportunity to get a consultation with such a specialist, then this should be done!

Edited August 23, 20224 yr by NickFW

Thank you ladies for your comments, I totally appreciate your advice! ?. I would like to hear from someone in Alberta, Canada, who has had the revision if possible? And what kind of results did you get from it?