Sleeve Plication ?

[Band07 374]

I'm looking into a revision of my sleeve, resleeving is an option but Iv recently heard plication of the sleeve has also been successful, anyone have experience with this ?

[Band07 374]

Apparently this is the method that Dr. Oritz prefers for sleeve revision to tighten a loose sleeve. Yes I'm having a hard time finding much on it though I do know that the original plications (non sleevers) showed very little success long term.

[Band07 374]

The plication has been around a long time actually though I think maybe you are misunderstanding ? I have already been sleeved. He uses plication to tighten a loose sleeve as mine is too big.

[MichiganChic 3,262]

@@Band07 How do you know your sleeve is too big? Just curious as to your symptoms.

[Band07 374]

Well, first of all, Iv never had any restriction following surgery and I never lost any hunger/appetite but confirming that is the X-rays Iv had done and reviewed by 3 different surgeons.

[Queen of Crop 1,103]

I'm a 3 year veteran, so please excuse my ignorance. But what is plication?

[MichiganChic 3,262]

@@Band07 Wow, that's too bad! How much can you eat at once? I can eat more than I think I should be able to, too. I also get hungry, but I'm two years out, so I think it's normal.

It looks like you have succeeded in losing a fair amount of weight, though. Did your sleeve help at all?

[Band07 374]

Queen of Crop - The plication has been around for a long time though the long term weight loss wasn't great. They just fold the stomach in on itself and sew it up more less to reduce the size. Even though I know it hasn't worked well on full size stomachs, I'm not sure how it would work with a sleeved stomach.

Michigan Chic - Yes I've done well though my profile isn't correct since I've been gaining lately. I lost over 100 lbs with lapband and maintained pretty good for almost 7 years. When I had my sleeve surgery I weighed 169 and today I'm 177 so no, I haven't lost anything with the sleeve.