Is VBG as safe as the Lap Band?
I spoke to 2 surgeons one who does only VBG and one who only does Lap Band.As far as they were both concerned both procedures are equally as safe however each has their downfalls. With the VBG there is the risk of staple line disruption and band migration.With the Lap Band there is also the chance of band migration or erosion even though this problem is almost nonexistant in other countries where Lap Band has been done for years and it is very rare in the US however the Lap Band is less invasive because there is no alteration of the stomach and since there is no stapling involved no chance of staple line disruption.
I was banded on 07/01/03 and am now 13 lbs away from losing 100 lbs so I feel that my banding thus far has been very successfull.
Lisa F