Allergan considering selling off Lapband side of business

Stephanie M.
on 10/31/12 2:15 am, edited 10/31/12 2:16 am

 

  6-7-13 band removed. No revision. Facebook  Failed Lapbands and Realize Bands group and WLS-Support for Regain and Revision Group

              

Stephanie M.
on 10/31/12 2:17 am

 

  6-7-13 band removed. No revision. Facebook  Failed Lapbands and Realize Bands group and WLS-Support for Regain and Revision Group

              

justjudy
on 10/31/12 5:55 am - Canton, MI

Interesting!  I still believe (PERSONAL OPINION) that Lap Band surgery will be obsolete here in the US within ten years.  It will be interesting to see where that leaves those of us with Allergan bands should future complications arise.  Lets hope they don't.

Judy
            

pineview01
on 10/31/12 1:52 pm - Davison, MI

I agree Judy or sooner.  I just found another surgeon here in MI stating due to high failure rate he has learned to do revision from band to sleeve and RNY.  He has stopped band.  One of the Mexican Surgeon has posted the same on his site.  The MI Doctor is almost low enough to make it worth it to have surgery here if I don't get insurance.  (Not to mention safer after care.)

BAND REMOVED 9-4-12-fought insurance to get sleeve and won! Sleeved 1/22/13! Five years out and trying to get that last 15 pounds back off.

Hislady
on 10/31/12 7:00 am - Vancouver, WA

Yeah they are bailing before the lawsuits start!!! Leaving us where? Out to dry?

Stephanie M.
on 10/31/12 7:57 am

Selling the business doesn't affect their liability for manufacturing, marketing and selling the bands during the time they own the company AND if the new ownership group continues to sell them, Allergan designed them and should still have a level of responsibility for bands sold after the deal closes.

 

  6-7-13 band removed. No revision. Facebook  Failed Lapbands and Realize Bands group and WLS-Support for Regain and Revision Group

              

pineview01
on 10/31/12 1:37 pm - Davison, MI

My thoughts also!Great minds!

BAND REMOVED 9-4-12-fought insurance to get sleeve and won! Sleeved 1/22/13! Five years out and trying to get that last 15 pounds back off.

Hislady
on 10/31/12 9:06 am - Vancouver, WA

Good, glad to hear that, I don't know about all them there fancy business deals but I sure do hope they get sued down to their last penny!

pineview01
on 10/31/12 1:39 pm, edited 10/31/12 1:41 pm - Davison, MI

Ditto!  I thought the new owners would be responsible it the lawyers get the paper work right

Maybe the new company will start making the 4cc/10cm agian as they are so much better.  They only erode more instead of slipping more.

BAND REMOVED 9-4-12-fought insurance to get sleeve and won! Sleeved 1/22/13! Five years out and trying to get that last 15 pounds back off.

Jean M.
on 10/31/12 9:01 pm
Revision on 08/16/12

I have a hard time drawing any conclusions (pro or con) about the band based on that report. The US economy is in tough shape, the popularity of bariatric surgery in general is leveling off, and insurance coverage for bariatric surgery is still a challenge. All the other bariatric surgery procedures can have serious complications and failure rates, but it's easier to point the finger of blame at a single manufacturer of a medical device than it is to blame the thousands of surgeons who are doing procedures that don't use a medical device. The FDA isn't looking over the shoulders of all those surgeons the way it scrutinizes Allergan or Ethicon Endo.

That's my take on it, anyway.

Jean McMillan c.2009-2013 - Always a bandster at heart
author of Bandwagon (TM), Strategies for Success  with the Adjustable Gastric Band & Bandwagon Cookery. Bandwagon for Kindle now available on Amazon.  Read my blog at: jean-onthebandwagon.blogspot.com 

   

 

 

 

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