Hi everyone,

Sorry, I know this question has been asked before but~ what are the different sizes the band can come in and why would one person need one size over another? I have also heard of people here talking about the vanguard band- just looking for as much info as possible- thanks

Lisa

Believe it or not, everyone's stomachs are different sizes. My surgeon told me that when she opened me up, she saw how thick and muscular my stomach was. She tried one of the mid sized bands, but it wouldn't fit around my stomach. So she ended up having to use the 10 cc on me.

Some people have smaller stomachs than others, and can get by with only using the smallest or mid sized bands. Then there are those of us who need the big bad boy sized ones. Just goes to show that we truly are all different, no matter what our size/weight/shape is before banding.

I believe there are also two sizes of the Inamed band. One is 9 inches long and one is 10 inches. Both hold 4 cc's. My dr told me that when he took a look see at my stomach that it was sort of large and that he needed to put in the 10 inch long band.

I am thinking it has to be centimeters... 10 inches is about the size of a skinny girls calf... :]

Sorry to butt in but I have also heard about smaller port sizes. I am 5'1" 200 will i need a smaller port. med frame

I was banded aug 1 by dr jose rodriguez in acina mexico. I have lost 9.5lbs stable

for three days. I'm trying to stay on protein liquids. anyway I received a folder from my

doctor that states size 9.75 cm with s/n the capacity is 4cc.

Correct. It wouldn't be in inches. It goes by CCs, which is how much saline the band will hold.

Who says size doesn't matter

I went to Dr. Rumbaut and I received a folder from my

doctor that states Inamed 9.75 cm Lapband (5cc balloon)<!-- / message -->

I got my Inamed book from my doctor with all my band information on it (Size, Ref #, and seriel number) I have an 11.0 cm. band that holds 9cc.

according to my book BioEnterics Inamed Adjustable Gastric Banding Systems come in 4 sizes.

9.75 cm. maximum fill volume is 4cc.

10 cm. maximum fill volume is 4cc.

11 cm. maximum fill volume is 9cc.

and the Vanguard maximum fill volume is 10cc.

It doesn't say how big the Vangaurd band is at least on the systems components page where I got the rest of the information.

It gives the access port features but doesn't mention there being more than one size, but I know I have heard of a mini port before. It could be there the book has 97 pages and I didn't look at all of them. It also says the port has been tested to over 200 hundred punctures with a 20-guage non-coring needle. I hope I don't need more than 200 fills .

Other discussions.

http://www.lapbandtalk.com/showthread.php?p=231130#post231130

I have a 9.75 cm band.... holds 4 ccs... I think my uber-fill was around 2.8 ccs (uber-fill was that one magic fill where everything was good, weight loss was great, etc.)

Hey...seeing it's the smallest size must mean I have a skinny stomach. Cool! Now all I need to do is to get the outside to match!