gaslight -“The Lap Band is the biggest pain because you have to keep going back for adjustments. It’s a foreign body that can slip and/or cause infection.”
It’s a Maaleh that it can be adjusted, not a Chessoron. All surgeries can cause infections. It’s by far, IMHO the safest of the common weight-loss procedures.
“The sleeve is the first part of the RNY procedure that also involves rerouting part of the intestines.”
It might have been developed that way, but now some are using it as a stand alone.