Lap Band vs. Realize Band

[Big Mama 514 0]

Hello All,

I was wondering if anyone knows the difference between the Lap & Realize bands??? And is there a prefernce out there or do doctors use one more than the other?

My doctor uses both and says the choice is mine...

[erinshel 0]

I actually have the Realize band (shhh!! dont kick me out hehe) the only real difference according to my surgeon is that the port on the Realize band is a bit thinner...

[ALuv82 0]

My doc will use both but only of someone really insists on the Realize. his default is the Lap-band. He feels they're just made better. He showed me both of them and just looking at them I could see the difference. The inflatable part on the realize didn't look as sturdy to me at all. But he will use it as will a lot of other docs so it must still be a good choice. He just felt that the lap-band was a better one and I could see why.

[ait 0]

I went back and forth a lot on this b/c my surgeon also leaves the choice up to the patient. I finally decided to just go with his default choice b/c I really could not get a good read on what the differences and cons/pros to each were. He defaulted to the Lap Band so that's what I have.