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Hello, I'm a surgeon doing LAP-BAND® surgeries in Seoul, Korea.

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Mar12th, Bariatric Surgeries in South Korea

First bariatric surgery in Korea was vertical sleeve gastrectomy(VSG) which was reported in Jan 2003. I started VSG with Marlex mesh banding in Feb 2003... LAP-BAND® was approved by K-FDA in Aug 2004 and I have performed 80 VSG's till then. I'm one of the pioneers of bariatric surgery and LAP-BAND® in Korea. Number of Morbidly obese people is increasing in Korea as well. more than 5~7% of adult population seems to be > 35 in BMI. (far less than United States though) About 500 LAP-BAND® surgeries and 100 Gastric bypass were done last year in Korea. This year number is anticipated upto 1,000...
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Mar10th,2010... Just signed in

As a korean doctor, writing a post in English is a little tough. Throughout my career, I have been doing lapband surgeries mainly for Korean patients. Early 2000's when I started to doing this, I got some informations from other website (www.obesityhelp.com). Recently, Ken informed me about LBT and I just signed in. Hopefully I can get further knowledges on how american band patients eating and living etc.
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