rayanne

plication is where they fold half your stomach over and stitch it. it's like a sleeve without any cutting of the stomach. it's still in the experimental stage but a lot of lapbanders have it done with their bands.

thanks I see

To add to what terry said, they don't actually fold the stomach over. They fold the greater curvature inward on itself, and put two rows of non-disolving stitches.....making the capacity of shape in and around the size of the sleeve. Then they place the band. At times I've tried to eat right through band signals, the plication gives me a huge kick in the butt.