What to look for in a good surgeon?

caeleb · August 6, 2008

Personality and friendliness aside, where can I details on surgeons such as how many lapbands they have done, percent revisions, etc?

marybee · August 7, 2008

A lot of surgeons will have their stats on their website. Of course like you said, the AMOUNT of lapbands performed is first and foremost, you also want someone somewhat close to you, for fills and other issues.

flowers · August 7, 2008

There was a thread what to look for in a Mexican surgeon that has many of the basics. Same would apply to any surgeon. I agree, first how many lapbands have they done. Not how many weight loss surgeries, but specificially lap bands.

When I went to a seminar they had stats on that they had never had a death, that they had taken steps to cut down on resulting gas and post surgery minor complications. How many incisions will you have. I saw on FOX news that they now have 150 surgeons in the US who will do surgeries thru your mouth, that overweight people recover much faster if they dont have incisions. In addition to lapband, they can do gastric bypass and even gall bladder remover completely through the mouth. One gal posted she had this, but they did one small incision for the camera.

Which type of lapband do you want put in. I had my choice. The newer one I was afraid would be harder to get fills for so got the one that had been around longer. Hard to say which is the best choice. I cant remember all the criteria I looked at but these are some of them.