Im scheduled to be banded on 05/9/08. Im going to have this done in Monterrey with Dr. Roffe. Does anyone Have any info on this doctor? Also ive seen some studys done that compare the adjustable to the non-adjustable and the results are in favor of the non-adjustable for long term results. Does anyone have this band? Or any information on the after car or effects? Please let me know !!! :confused2:

I have never heard of the non-adjustable band. Maybe some of the veteran bandsters know.

Good luck with your surgery!!

I've never heard of a non-adjustable band either.

Never heard of such a thing! Can you give us a link?

I know one person who has a non-adjustable band. She is not doing well with it. Her latest diagnosis was that her band had "shrunk" and essentially cut off her ability to get anything down. That was about 2 years ago. She refuses to go back to the surgeon for fear he will want to remove it, and she will get fat again (in all honestly she could gain about 15 lbs and still be a sz 0).

Well, the doctor ive been talking to is Dr. Roffe. The only link i have is in spanish...you can probably look over it and understand it though. My aunt lives in Monterrey and knows a few people that have done this and says they look good and are very happy. He told me i can be at my goal weight in 8 months (which is to loose about 85lbs), if i followed his instruction.sounds too good to be true but i thought he was being possitive. Cirugia de Banda Gastrica Bypass Adelgazar Rapido Monterrey Nuevo Leon Hospital San Lucas

Another example of a purely restrictive bariatric procedure is nonadjustable gastric banding. It was first introduced in 1978 by Wilkinson, who applied a 2 cm Marlex mesh round the upper part of the stomach and separated the stomach into a small upper pouch and the rest of the stomach. Eventual pouch dilatation resulted in unsatisfactory weight loss.

In 1980, Molina described the gastric segmentation procedure, in which a Dacron vascular graft was placed around the upper stomach. The gastric pouch was smaller than Wilkinson’s procedure. Because the Dacron graft produced adherence of the liver to the band, it was replaced ultimately by PTFE (Gortex®).

In 1983, Kuzmak began using a 1 cm Silicone® band to encircle the stomach, creating a 13 mm stoma and a 30-50 mL proximal gastric pouch. This band was later modified to provide adjustability of the band diameter using an inflatable balloon (“Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding”).

Another example of a purely restrictive bariatric procedure is nonadjustable gastric banding. It was first introduced in 1978 by Wilkinson, who applied a 2 cm Marlex mesh round the upper part of the stomach and separated the stomach into a small upper pouch and the rest of the stomach. Eventual pouch dilatation resulted in unsatisfactory weight loss.

In 1980, Molina described the gastric segmentation procedure, in which a Dacron vascular graft was placed around the upper stomach. The gastric pouch was smaller than Wilkinson’s procedure. Because the Dacron graft produced adherence of the liver to the band, it was replaced ultimately by PTFE (Gortex®).

In 1983, Kuzmak began using a 1 cm Silicone® band to encircle the stomach, creating a 13 mm stoma and a 30-50 mL proximal gastric pouch. This band was later modified to provide adjustability of the band diameter using an inflatable balloon (“Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding”).

Wheetsin I love your post. They are informative and easy to understand.