tiffani5535 0 Posted March 18, 2011 Hello has anyone had this MINI Sleeve Gastroplasty procedure done, costs and what dr's are available to do it. It is a variation of the VSG, except they DO NOT REMOVE 80% of the stomach, they re attach it. can someone give me some info, please. also if anyone has any refferences to affordable/ reasonable cash pay dr's here in the united states for VSG would be helpful too. thank you! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
groovearmada 14 Posted March 18, 2011 This sounds like vertical sleeve plication? http://www.verticalsleevetalk.com/topic/7681-gastric-sleeve-plication/ Usually about the same price as VSG. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Day Dreamer 23 Posted March 18, 2011 Hello has anyone had this MINI Sleeve Gastroplasty procedure done, costs and what dr's are available to do it. It is a variation of the VSG, except they DO NOT REMOVE 80% of the stomach, they re attach it. can someone give me some info, please. also if anyone has any refferences to affordable/ reasonable cash pay dr's here in the united states for VSG would be helpful too. thank you! http://abcmedicaltourism.com/en/gastric_sleeve_plication_surgery.php This surgery presents two chief differences compared to the gastric sleeve surgery. First of all the gastric sleeve plication is much less invasive than other bariatric surgeries. The second difference is that this operation does not involve the remove of gastrointestinal tissue. There is some banter about the complications on the VST boards. Finding a lot of research might be hard but can be done. I would also suggest YouTube for experience vlogs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites