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How far away am I from a fill center. I did not even know about needing them till I started looking into the lapband. I live between Bham and Cullman. I cannot find one in Alabama but Im sure I dont really know every where to look. Thanks

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Hi! I am also from Alabama and a lapband hopeful. An online search revealed no fill centers in Alabama but there are two in Georgia (I had searched a few weeks ago). If you don't have a lapband yet but use a local surgeon, he will do your fills. Another option is to call all the bariatric offices to see if any of them do fills when they did not perform the surgery.

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That is correct. The surgeon who does your surgery (unless you are planning on going out of the country for it) will do your follow up appointments and all your fills.

Later, if you move and you stay in the U.S. your surgeon might even be able to refer you to a doctor for any fills you may need in the future. Doctors realize that patients lives may involve moving so they often have contacts in other areas/states where they can refer their patients.

Also, many states have fill centers and there is always a chance that your move will be to a state with a fill center. I imagine it is only a matter of time before all states will have them.

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If youre having your surgery out of country then theres a surgeon in Anniston AL that does the lapband. He may take on your fills. Dr. Cliff Black. He is associated with Stringfellow Memorial Hospital and has a bariatric center of excellence. But surely there is a surgeon close to you that does the lap band!?

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