“…Weight loss stabilizes at 1 year with a mean EWL of approximately 50% to 60%. 77,79,89,90,92,95,[97][98][99][100][101][102][103] Over time, there seems to be slow weight regain, 89,98,[104][105][106] with 50% of the patients maintaining 50% or more EWL at 5 years and 40% EWL at 10 years. 98,104,105 The Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn, reported only 26% of the 71 patients maintained an EWL of more than 50% 10 years following VBG.…”