What are the benefits of the Lapband?
A. Again, this is my personal opinion. To me, I feared gaining the weight back after a few years. With the lapband, if you start to gain, you can go back in for a fill. You can’t do that with the RNY. I have had 2 people in my family have the RNY surgery and both have struggled with their weight after a few years. I didn’t want to go through all this just to gain my weight back. Another benefit is you lose the weight slower and therefore it is safer AND you will be more likely to keep the weight off. You don’t have to take vitamins for the rest of your life because you are not dealing with malabsorption. If for any reason you need to reverse the surgery, you can take the lapband out without any negative effects.
