Do people keep their weight off following vertical-banded gastroplasty?

While initial weight loss is quite good with verticalbanded gastroplasty, long-term maintenance is poor. Unlike most other forms of gastric bypass surgery, following vertical-banded gastroplastymost people are not troubled by eating sweets, and as a result they may consume excessive amounts of sweets. This behavior has been linked to poor long-term weight loss. At ten years this procedure has an 80 percent failure rate (meaning much of the initial weight lost is regained). In addition 15 to 20 percent of people who have this procedure require a re-operation due to blockage of the
polypropylene band or reflux of stomach acid into the esophagus. Because of these difficulties, it is unlikely that your doctor will suggest verticalbanded gastroplasty.