Lap Band or Realize???

[Excited2011 1]

Can anyone tell me the difference between these two and how do you choose???

[Corrigan 75]

There are minor differences in the way the bands are attached, The LapBand is sutured,or held in place

with mesh. The AP large is 14ccs while the AP standard is 10ccs. There is an older band, the VG

that also held 14ccs. The Realize band holds 9ccs, the 'C' holds 11ccs and is self clamping. I asked

my surgeon which is better, and was told there's no practical difference. Most people leave the choice

to their surgeon based on his experience. I know that's probably more than you wanted to know, but

There it is. One more thing before I forget, the Realize band has two size profiles, one for normal, fat

on top of the abdominal wall and a low profile for folks that have their fat under their abdominal wall.

There is more to it than that, but this a simplified version. For more information check Google, and

it'll give you way more than you want.