Besides the Obvious!! What is the difference in a 10 cc and 5 cc band?. Until today ( 3 weeks post op) i thought i had a 5cc band but i learned I have a 10 cc band. At surgery he inserted 4cc, today at my first fill, I swear he said he put in 3 more. Youd think id listen, but my FOUR children were with me (mom is in chicago, who else will take all 4?) So asap we left. I

feel good and drank a cup of water b4 leaving. SO is this normal for a 10cc band and again what is the difference?

so, i'm getting banded in a few days, and this was a question that i 1

darn cat walked on my keyboard...

what i was saying was that i just asked my doc this a few days ago, and he said that the different sizes are just so that you get the best fit for your stomach. Once they get in, they might need a larger or smaller band. If they were to put one on that was too small, you might have too much restriction.

There's the obvious difference in capacity there are also differences in inner diameters, balloon construction, etc. I'm not sure I've heard of a 5cc band, perhaps he said 4cc? (Then again I've not paid much attention to non-Allergan bands). 4cc and 10cc are the Inamed/Allergan old standards. Their new ones are 10cc and 14cc.

In the pic below, 10cm = 4cc and VG = 10cc.

thaNK U Wheetin u r a wealth of information. I remember the pattern of the one with the pillow shaped inside. Thats mine!!:biggrin2: