10 year+ lapbanders

[747heavy 10]

I appoligize for not being banded long enough 4/1/14 but this is where I will find the answers I am looking for, I am 67 and have centurian genes (100+) in my family so you can see my concern am I looking at 3 more placements?

tom 747heavy

[2muchfun 8,927]

Placements?

[Puppypaws57 137]

Are you thinking because you will have a long life that your band will need to be replaced 3 times?

[Jack 855]

Welcome to the Forum! I'm 68 & in 9+ year postOp. Most of my clan make it to close to that mark....

No idea on how the Band will tolerate such good genes.....

cheers on your journey

[parisshel 1,892]

My surgeon says the band can stay in for life, if no complications. His protocol is to loosen the band, however, once you've maintained your goal weight for a couple of years. This is due the the fact the body recognizes a tighter band as inflammatory, and as one ages, this isn't optimal.

I recognize that not all surgeons follow this protocol.

[monymo 2813 66]

Hi, I have had a band for 12 years. I had a slip in 2003 but otherwise everything is still the same as when I had it implanted. The band is designed to last about 800 years. Just follow your surgeons rules. Good luck in your journey.

Mona