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Hi All,:)

You better all get used to me I think I will live in this forum for the next 12 months before surgery and for the rest of my life after it. lol

Question !: Does the band nes. need replacement after a few years?

Question 2: Is there anyway to avoid the large bags of skin where you lsoe weight and is there any particular reason why some people get them after weight loss?

thanks all,

kind regards M :help:

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Hi All,;)

You better all get used to me I think I will live in this forum for the next 12 months before surgery and for the rest of my life after it. lol

Question !: Does the band nes. need replacement after a few years?

Question 2: Is there anyway to avoid the large bags of skin where you lsoe weight and is there any particular reason why some people get them after weight loss?

thanks all,

kind regards M :help:

Hiya M!

Question 1;

Only if something goes drastically wrong (catastrophic slip, or erosion). The current thinking is, as long as everything is sailing along, there is no need to replace the band. It is designed to last longer than us.

Question 2.

Simply. No. The amount of excess skin after massive weight loss depends on a couple of factors. Age, duration of obesity, genetics, and if you smoked (smoking cuts circulation to the skin to a degree, making it less elastic)

Some people get lucky, and don't need surgery. Some don't, and it becomes a health issue. It's just one of those things. You don't know which camp you are in till you are in it.

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