Guest guest Posted September 19, 2001 Report Share Posted September 19, 2001 Dora, Out of 440 patients that Dr. Hess operated on, only 1 lost less than 40% of their excess weight, so your chances of a complete failure are only 1 in 440, so long as you choose an experienced surgeon. By contrast the long-term failure rate for RNY is about 15-25%. Hull > Hi everyone, > > I've been looking into this surgery for months and I'm still curious. What are the chances of it not working? My doctor, who is not into wls at all, said that he's had 4 patients that have had wls and haven't lost any weight. What are the chances with that if you get the DS? Thank you all for your time again, > > Dora > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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