I went with 1-800-get-thin and just got banded on 3-11. I wasn't really pleased with some of the staff and the way they went about some of the pre-op stuff, but the end results have been fantastic. My surgeon, Dr. Atul Madan, is awesome. He is extremely competent and caring, and I don't think I could have had a better one. The surgery was done at Marina-Del-Rey Hospital, and the staff there was very attentive and wonderful.