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Hello, I'm looking to get the lap band. I've been to an initial consultation with a local surgen. He said that I qualify for the surgery and my insurance will cover it, yea!! He scheduled me for further tests and told me that if all goes well, I could have the surgery mid-March. The program fee is $250.00, to be paid pre-op. However, I will have 5 scars because he does not preform the single incision surgery. I would prefer not to have any scars. So, I contacted another surgen. This doctor is located 4 hours from me. He is the closest surgen to my area that takes my insurance and does the single incision lap band. His first available appointment is at the end of March. So, I wouldn't be able to have the surgery until late April or May. He charges a $2000.00 program fee for the first year. The receptionist would not tell me how much he charges after the first year, but she said the fee covers everything I would need in the first year. Is the single incision lap band worth the wait, money, and travel time? Any advice would be great, as I don't know much about the lap band precedure. Thank you.