Question:
I need information regarding SILASTIC RING VERTICAL GASTROPLASTY

Please email me at [email protected] with as much information as you can give. I haven't seem much on this subject and want to know all the risks/weight loss..etc.    — Jody M. (posted on February 28, 2001)

February 27, 2001
It has a high failure rate. Lots of members here have had revisions from VBG to another surgery. I am one of them, and revised to RNY. Good luck.
   — [Deactivated Member]

February 28, 2001
Silastic ring vertical gastroplasty is basically the VBG procedure utilizing a silastic ring, instead of a mesh band at the bottom of the stomach pouch. There is an egroups (now yahoogroups) list for vbg patients. Go to www.yahoogroups.com and sign up for the VBG list. There are several memebers on the list that had the SRVG. Many doctors use the silastic ring, even though they still refer to the procedure as VBG. Surgery procedure choice is a difficult decision. Everyone has their opinion about which surgery is "right" and which ones are "not". But the bottom line is that each procedure has pros and cons. There is no PERFECT procedure. For every "horror story" about one procedure, you can find another such story about another procedure. None of them work all the time for every person. Good luck in your research.
   — BethVBG