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I am to have surgery on August 9th. I am wondering if I should plan to stay in the Toronto area overnight and head home the next morning. I haven't been told yet from them but am wondering if anyone here has used their clinic.

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Yes, I did. I live 4.5 hrs away. I traveled there the night before and left for home right after, but we did tell the hotel we may need the room one more night. It will really depend on how you feel when they release you. Now, if you are flying, they want to you to stay another night.

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I'm going aug 25, my surgery is on a Wednesday and plan to stay till Friday but that's because I have to fly back to Edmonton.

Are both of you having Dr. Coburn?

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No, Dr. Yau, Dr. Cyriac or Dr. Hazrati are the surgeons at the Slimband clinic. I believe Dr. Coburn is with Smart Shape.

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That's right! I'm sure there are pro and cons of both places but I was happier with the aftercare reputation smart shape offered.

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I am a SlimBand patient but lucky because I live just outside of Toronto so it was just car travel. I have been happy with SB care so far they have steady emails and have been responsive to my questions by phone. Fills have been pretty simple also. DeeW99 used SmartShape and I think she has been happy with them also. I would be curious to compare more the differences and or the similarities. I only learned about SmartShape after my SlimBand surgery so maybe I didn't do enough research. But sure was happy that Cibo Clinic (which has now shut down) didn't rely to my first enquiry. :)

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I didn't hear about Smart Shape until after my surgery either. I would still have gone with Slimband though as I can get fills locally. I would also be interested in comparing aftercare.

Slimband called twice and are pretty quick at getting back to my emails, though I haven't needed much from them The fill nurse in Ottawa is wonderful! I loved her.

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