Lap Band

Sleeve GAstrectomy

Gastric Bypass

Duodenal switch

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The best treatment is a healty diet and exercise....lifestyle changes.

But let's see....out of your list....

All are effective.

And just like other treatments...say for depression. There is not ONE BEST treatment. Different meds will work with different people.

I don't think anybody on this forum has the qualifications to make that decision. We are not doctors. I think it's best that anyone considering weight loss surgery do their own research to make an informed decision.

The best treatment is the one that suits you best. Its like exercise - you can discuss the science of it all you like, in the end the best exercise is the one you will do regularly.

I think a lapband is good because it still allows you to eat a normal diet in smaller quanities and it can be adjusted to meet your needs at any given time. There's no real risk of malnutrition if you eat carefully. But it can be hard to "work" it, you really need to be ready to make the lifestyle changes.

the other options, for me personally at a BMI of 35, I wouldnt have even DREAMED about such drastic action, the risks to my health were not equal to the change to my life that such surgery would have resulted in. But that's my situation. I do suspect that if you've passed a BMI of 50, would really struggle with lifestyle changes, are older, in dire health situations etc then perhaps a bypass would be the more practical option. I dont know anything about the other two.

I found your question strange being on a Lap Band Bulletin Board forum BUT I will answer it as I see it.

The best treatement for obesity for ME has been the Lap-Band. The other procedures you posted were explored by me but did not feel like the right fit for me.

I'm not going to pidgeon hole my answer and express that the Band is for everyone because I think people who are overweight are not only victims of their size but victims of an industry that targets them, preys on their emotions and desperation, and promises a plethora of medicine show type pills and machinery that will magically melt away the pounds.

What LapDancer said :biggrin:

You look mavahhhlous too!

If you look under the name of the person who started this thread, it says she has been suspended from posting here. I think she was trying to get

things stirred up.