People magazine

Francesca · June 13, 2005

I just read in my People mag an artical about Mexico surgeries... wow, they didnt have anything nice to say....

I had two surgeries there and I thought it was great!!! guess I did my homework and found great doctors.

anyone interested should read it....

DeLarla · June 13, 2005

Well, well, well. If it isn't Ms. Snooty Pants. How is your skinny little butt?

Can't wait to see you in September!!!! Now I gotta run out & buy a People.

DtDtKty · June 14, 2005

I read the article too....my stomach was in knots until I got to the end. I think that as long as you do the research everything usually works out ok...just like in the US. It was weird to read about a lap band from Mexico though. Hopefully no one in my family reads it or they'll be freaking out.

KarenB · June 15, 2005

I sent a major letter to the editor as soon as I read the article on Friday. I would love it if they printed it. I told them that they should have contacted some happy Mexican bandsters & told them I'd be happy to be interviewed. I also told them that no doctor in the US ever has given me his cell phone #, and many other good things about my experience. Also, I told them that every time I go there, I see the same doctor. Part of the article intimated that you don't even see the same doc when you go back. Let's see what happens with my letter.

La_madam · June 15, 2005

I bought the magazine and read the aritcle tonight

and let me tell you I was bothered after reading it so I went straight to their web site and emailed the Editor asking why he did not interview any people who had great experiences in Mexico. I told him I thought it was unfair to not get both opinions on this. I rambled on about many things, my experience from my Lap Band surgery, my experience from my recent surgery where the u.s. doctors wouldnt operate on me but the Mx doctor would and saved my life...I know there are many who did not have a good experience in Mexico .but for every bad experience there is a good experience and the article should of been fair and balanced is all that I am saying. I wonder if I will get a reply. If I do, I will be sure to post it here, you can count on that!

KarenB · June 15, 2005

Me too. They did acknowledge electronically that they received my letter, but that's about it.

La_madam · June 15, 2005

I just got the same acknowledgement this morning in an electronic reply. Maybe since you and I both wrote in aboutthesamething, they will reply and do a follow-up

swilliams2312 · June 18, 2005

Hello, I'm new at all this. I just wanted to know what was said about the doctors in Mexico who peforms the lap band. The reason why is that I am schedule to go to Mexico on July 11, 2005 to get my band. I would truely appreciated if some one could fill me in about what was said in People Mag. By the way I have Dr. Roberto Rumbaut.

KarenB · June 19, 2005

Dr. Rumbaut enjoys an excellent reputation. The article was mainly about poor plastic surgery outcomes & the one lap-band procedure they mentioned was not a good one. Someone please write who the doc was, my brain is fried tonight.