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Old 12-10-2007, 09:02 AM   #1
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Everyone tells me to be sure I research a doctor before I decide to let them to do surgery. How do I do that? I have looked at their website, but obviously there will nothing negative. I want to know the negatives (no one is perfect) as well as the positives.
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Old 12-11-2007, 01:46 PM   #2
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mom2denise, I would post another thread with the doctor's name to see if you get any posts on their experiences. How many lapbands has he/she done?
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Old 12-11-2007, 07:22 PM   #3
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do a search on yahoo or google w/ the name.... then do a search w/ "name problems complaints"
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Everyone tells me to be sure I research a doctor before I decide to let them to do surgery. How do I do that? I have looked at their website, but obviously there will nothing negative. I want to know the negatives (no one is perfect) as well as the positives.
See my sig link, it would apply to US docs or those out of the country.

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You can check the medical board from whatever state your from or the ASMBS American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery.
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