Wrap vs Sleeve

[clairyb]

I have booked a wrap for May and now have started panicking after reading some american forums about plication.
I've been soul searching and I think I am coming out in the sleeve camp. It seems that the weight loss is a bit higher, and the hunger hormone removal is also pushing me that way. The wrap being newer and experimental is making me have second thoughts too aaagggghhhhrrrr.
I thought I had it all sussed in my head......too much information is sometimes NOT good lol!
I know they have done alot of wraps in Mexico and slow weight loss did seem to come up in the forums alot.

OOHHHHH , 'MY HEAD HURTS' :d'oh:

 

[angeeb]

A lot of people have great loss with the wrap and no problems at all

I was the same as you.......I originally booked to have the wrap but changed to the sleeve after reading a lot more on the net.....I think you can find bad things out there on any WLS to be honest......in the end I had the sleeve as it had been done longer than the wrap and there was so much more info I could find on it.

 

[wannabeminime]

I had the same dilemma and also ended up on the American forums Claire. But people seem to do well on here who had a wrap, I must admit. Who have you booked with? X

 

[Punkwitch]

I have read (cant remember where) that the doctor who came up with the idea of a wrap never intended it as a permanent weight loss procedure. I may have misunderstood, apologies if I have. I am in the sleeve camp!!

 

[me_but_better]

I have read (cant remember where) that the doctor who came up with the idea of a wrap never intended it as a permanent weight loss procedure. I may have misunderstood, apologies if I have. I am in the sleeve camp!!

Yeah it was initially an method of weight loss in preparation for a gastric bypass, but then results showed such impressive weight losses that it's been considered an alternative.

 

[wannabeminime]

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[Katbird]

I'm slightly worried as well... Please let me know how much he quoted for a sleeve xxxx

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[clairyb]

Yes we are lol!

 

[clairyb]

Kat he quoted 4200 euro for the sleeve......alot more than the wrap........decisions decisons lol

 

[wannabeminime]

Yes we are lol!

Ah yes i remember now x

 

[Paul-H]

Hi

Sorry for the silly question, but what is a wrap and how is it done.

Paul

 

[wannabeminime]

3D Gastric Plication Surgery Diagram - YouTube

 

[Katbird]

Right, literally cannot afford a sleeve*ideal world* but I need a small q answered by those who are better at researching then me...
If * hypothetically the wrap was not as good as it should be could it be revised to another type of surgery at a later date???
This has been bugging me
Cheers all xxx

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[wannabeminime]

I can answer that!

You can have a banded plication;

Gastric Band Plication | Banded Plication in Atlanta, GA

or you could potentially remove the sutures and have any other surgery. How realistic this is in real life depends on which surgeon you speak to. I remember Alvarez doesnt think the wrap is as reversible as some lead us to believe.

 

[wannabeminime]

Gastric Sleeve Plication Revision Surgery - YouTube

 

[wannabeminime]

It can be unwrapped; (WARNING, GRAPHIC)

G.Skrekas MD - Laparoscopic undo of gastric plication.mp4 - YouTube

So then you can have whatever surgery you want!

 

[Katbird]

Yeah I supposed I could have the band put in as it's in a different place... I'm not planning it but I'm worried xx
Thanks for info x

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[wannabeminime]

''Reversibility is questionable''

VSG Q&A's: Gastric Plication vs Sleeve - YouTube

 

[wannabeminime]

Yeah I supposed I could have the band put in as it's in a different place... I'm not planning it but I'm worried xx
Thanks for info x

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You're welcome Kat, hope i havent made you too worried! For me, it boils down to the wrap being too new. BUT loads of people on here are doing well with it!

 

[claire-anna]

Ah yes i remember now x

And I'm the other Claire lol x