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I have a surgery date for Dec. 15th, there must be a lot of people with $$ in Los Angeles to have to wait that long!

I was told that 4 fills are included in the $15.5 price, then $250 after.

Someone posted that Dr. Korman had previously been offering free fills for life...

Anyone negotiate a better deal? Or, to put it another way, how many fills did your doctor offer as part of your original package??

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Here in San Antonio my doc offers free fills for 1 year with self pay. I've seen 1 year and 2 years...but never "for life"...that would be pretty nice!

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i was self pay - dallas, tx. $15k price included 10 free fills the first yr - no charge for unfills. after that, $100 a pop.

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Included in my self pay of 17k, was a year of service of any sort (except surgial fixes) I have only needed five fills and I have done three under floriscope.

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VA- Self Pay, $13,500, includes fills 1st year. $200 (I think) after 1st year.

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Hi I am in the U.K paid £8000 gbp to have my band.3 fills included. Unfortunately need another fill now at cost of £250 gbp. Any fills over the 1st 'free' ones are £250 each.

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How many fills are needed in the first year on average? The people I am looking at include the first six fills for free in the first year only.

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How many fills are needed in the first year on average? The people I am looking at include the first six fills for free in the first year only.

i needed 8 for restriction - husband required 3. avg seems to be somewhere between 3-6.

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Here in San Antonio my doc offers free fills for 1 year with self pay. I've seen 1 year and 2 years...but never "for life"...that would be pretty nice!

I have fills for life thru JourneyLite in Houston, TX. I also think they have a branch in California. I paid 13,500.

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