anybody out there?

Trace Curry · January 19, 2007

Laura,

I don't think there is going to be any difference in complication rate between the J&J and Inamed bands. They are both good bands, and the weight loss will be equivalent.

Dr. C

Cincinnati, Ohio

www.TheBandDoctor.com 877.442.BAND

DISCLAIMER: I am not your surgeon, any comments made by me are not meant to be taken as medical advice, just general guidelines. Contact your surgeon about your specific problem!

Hi Dr. C,
My name is Laura and I also have a lower BMI (5'4, 195lbs.) so I will be paying out of pocket and going out of the states to get my surgery done. Probably Canada, since I am in Ohio it is much closer than Mexico. My main questions are about the bands. I know the Inamed is the only band in the USA that is FDA approved, but have you heard when/if the Swedish band (by Johnson & Johnson) is going to be FDA approved in the US. I have heard the swedish band has less complications, but that was only from one doctors office. If you didn't get the Inamed, is it hard to find a fill doctor in the states with the swedish band or mid-band. HELP...I need good information.

Thanks!

Laura

ProsperNLose · January 20, 2007

#1 I hope to see you soon,

#2 Does everyone that has the lapband surgery have to go completely under?or can you just be dazzed?:paranoid ,I dont wanna go under!

but I will seriously try.

#3 How do you deal with scar tissue?I've had two c-sections and gallbladder removal(not gall) ,my bladder was cut during delivery,because I was told I had alot of scar tissue.How do you work with ones like myself?

Thanks Dr.C

I'll be covered under United Health Care! Hope the best for me,Congrats to you all!

Trace Curry · January 21, 2007

Shayshay,

Scar tissue is not a problem for an experienced laparoscopic surgeon, don't worry!

You do have to have a general anesthetic though.

Dr. C

#1 I hope to see you soon,
#2 Does everyone that has the lapband surgery have to go completely under?or can you just be dazzed?:paranoid ,I dont wanna go under!

but I will seriously try.

#3 How do you deal with scar tissue?I've had two c-sections and gallbladder removal(not gall) ,my bladder was cut during delivery,because I was told I had alot of scar tissue.How do you work with ones like myself?

Thanks Dr.C

I'll be covered under United Health Care! Hope the best for me,Congrats to you all!

JohnnyMobs · February 24, 2007

Inamed is the only band used in the US, I think you will have a hard time finding a US surgeon to help you take care of another type of band as no one in this country as any experience with the Swedish band...yet