I had the above procedure in January 2015, I am now almost 8 moths post up and my tummy is getting larger. I have not put on weight in fact, lost weight but my tummy has increased in size. When I visited the surgeon on my initial 3 month follow-up he told me it was normal and it could take up to 2 years to show any difference. I cannot believe the reverse has to happen first before seeing results because of what I have seen on this website.