New doctors

A local dr who started performing bariatric surgery 1 year ago (has done 50) started LAP-BAND^® surgery in March. The cost is $12,500 cash (my insurance won't pay). I think this is a good price but should I be concerned about the lack of experience. They all have to learn sometime - right? Any opinions are appreciated.

If he has done the rouen -y then you should be ok. The doctor that just did me had performed many of those but I was his first LAP-BAND^® patient. The rouen -y is actually more complicated than placing the LAP-BAND^®. Good luck. I had no complications.

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Tanya 287/210/160
Dr. Brodsky now Dr. Brody-Wash., D.C.
Banded 3/30/05
9 fills up to 4.50cc
last fill 03/20/07
-77 lbs.

Did you find out what training and by whom he has had with the LAP-BAND^®? Inamed, the manufacturer of the only LAP-BAND^® that's FDA approved for use in the USA, won't let docs just start banding, they have to attend seminars & be proctored by more experienced docs. I would try & find out all that info. That's an amazing price. I had found an experienced doc who would drop his price to $8,000, but the hospital would have been twice that! So, I was happily banded in Mexico (my insurance wouldn't pay a dime!)
Keep us posted.

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Karen
banded 12/10/04
Drs. Ortiz/Martinez
revised to RNY 6/18/07
Dr.Shawn Garber

My surgeon in SD only was $5,200. The hospital on the other hand was 16,000-and that was just overnight. My doc too , said the new ones have to be proctered the first 2-3 surgeries.

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Larae

Bruce SD
Banded Dr. Strand-12/28/04
First fill 2/1/05 1cc-perfect!
8/23/05 .5cc unfill
12/16/05 .5 unfill -EMPTY!!!
1/9/06 Revision surgery 3 hours long
3/30/06 1cc fill

Thanks, this is helping. Just talked to the nurse and his proctor is coming in April 27th. She said the $12,500 is total cost.