Jaffa

Absolutely the AP Lapband. I have noticed that the realize band people almost never get any fluid in the band in after the surgery. This makes post op a complete nightmare because they are starving and have nothing to help them.

I suspect, but can't prove it, that this causes people to eat solids more then they should right after surgery. The stomach moves around a lot to digest the solids and keeps the scar tissue from healing as well around the band. Then later, about a year or so, when they finally get tight, they slip.

The realize band is basicially just a band that was bought from someone who has been making it for a long time. The Ap lapband is much newer in style and try's to get rid of problems. Also the lapband port is stiched in and then scar tissue develops to hold it in place. The realize band uses little claws that dig in when they extend them....I think this port has about three times the rate of flipping or moving in reality.