I first heard about this through my son and Daughter in law they both had surgery.They both have lost over 200 pds a piece in a little over a year and a half.So I decided if I want out of this Nursing Home then I needed to also have it done.I'm only 56 years old and live in a nursing Home.So I had it done in Dec of 2013 and have lost 200 pounds.I started out at 500 pounds and I can happily say I now weigh 299.My surgeon is Dr.Marshal from Peoria Illinois.He is great