I'm 5 feet and weigh 170 is it safe for me to have the sleeve surgery I had the lap band done 2010 the port was infected the first time and the 2nd i had erosion
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It is possible to perform both surgeries at the same time. The only difference would be that preoperative endoscopic studies are necessary to see the state of the stomach and if there are changes due to the band.
Nausea is often present after Anesthesia, but it’s particularly common after Sleeve Gastrectomy.
This is due to the fact that we have created a cylinder (Banana Shaped Stomach) with increased pressure that can create nausea, reflux and vomiting.
The severity could b...
Every surgeon has their preference, but there are few head to head comparisons done in the literature. A couple of recent reports out of the US show more weight loss and sustained weight loss with the gastric sleeve compared to the plication (wrap). In our own comparison, we found the sleeve did...
