Near Beaumont....Need HELP for a friend

bctxmom · 03-09-2006, 10:42 AM

Near Beaumont,Tx..Question for a friend who is wanting information on LAP-BAND^®
:help: :help: A friend of mine is wanting to self-pay to have LAP-BAND^®.He is 525lbs and is in need of something now! He lives near Beaumont and is wanting a local Dr. who is highly recommended and if anyone knows the cash cost.Houston would be ok to travel to as well....Thanks for any information

karenj · 03-09-2006, 10:47 AM

Hands down, Dr. Spivak! His fee is $15K for self pay and that includes the cost of fills. I felt, like many others, that I was in great hands.
Good luck to your friend!
Kj

bctxmom · 03-09-2006, 10:53 AM

I personally chose another weightloss route and I was very successful.My doctor doesn't preform LAP-BAND^® but suggested this forum for me to ask questions for my friend.Thanks again

paula · 03-09-2006, 11:03 AM

I think Dr Felix Spiegel is 12,500, but not sure.
He is located in the Pt Neches area AND in Houston.
He has a web site - you can look him up and get a number to contact his office for more details.
http://thetexaslaparoscopy.reachloca...xaslaparoscopy

CCBSTX · 03-09-2006, 01:21 PM

Dr. Spivak has a great track record and reputation. He's in Houston also (mentioned previously). Try the website obesityhelp.com that has info. on surgeons and WLS.

Good luck to your friend. Shawn

jtinbc · 03-10-2006, 12:03 PM

I have scheduled my LAP-BAND^® surgery for two weeks from now, with Dr. Michael Hsu (he is in Orange, Texas, just east of Beaumont). He is awesome and charges around 12,700.00 - I'm kind of partial to him anyway, as he cured me from breast cancer in 2003!