Hello everyone. I am new to this site. I have not been banded yet just have my first seminar and consultation withthe Doc on Saturday. I have read on other sites about people having to have some of there Fat pads removed during surgery. Did any of you have to get this done?

I've never heard of fat pads, but I'd celebrate if anyone offered to remove them!

Not me, but could have used them on my behind

whats a fat pad?

I am trying to remeber where I saw that at. I have the print out at home I might have to get back to you in a couple of hours on it.

Yeah, now youve got me wondering.

Your going to have to let us know what that means.

The only "Fat Pad" that I am familiar with is with what occurs when you have a trauma to an area and they cannot tell if it is fractured because the xray is blurred. They call this a fat pad on the xray. Probably not what your looking for, but the only fat pad that I know of....

Gosh if they removed my fat pad all that would be left of me would be a set of teeth a few organs and two eye balls!!!!! LOL!!! Sorry I couldn't resist!!!! HEEEHEEE!!!!

I believe what they are talking about is the fat pad that is around your stomach. Some doctor's are removing the fat pad before they place the band in order to help prevent slippage. Some people think that people have slippage because after they lose a significant amount of weight the fat pad lessens and causes the band to slip.

Chris

I got my fat removed from my stomach. My Dr. said I had lots of it hehehe he had to cut some away.... thank goodness hehehe

The last time fat pads were spoken about on this site was the one on the pubic bone.You know the one which we never think about but once spoken about it's "oh yer that one"The one that does go away with weight loss and you get deeper########I won't go any further.HAHah

it gets deeper??? oh laaaawrd!