Hi Everyone!

I'm looking for a great surgeon in the Southern California area. Can you recommend one and perhaps give a little background info? (Or tell me who to avoid.)

• Were they your doctor?
  
• Have you already been banded?
  
• What insurance did you have?
  
• What was your experience like?
  
• Did they have a good bedside manner?
  
• Was their office kind and efficient?
  

Any information you could give about your good -- and bad -- experiences would be appreciated.

I have TriCare, so if you know of any good surgeons who take this insurance, that would be especially appreciated.

Thank you! And best wished to everyone!

Kristen

I can't help you with who to go to but I have seen several articles lately on about 1-800-Get-Thin clinics that are being sued - I would probably advise to stay away from them.

I LOVE my dr. www.oliakcenter.com He has an office in Brea and Irvine. Surgeries are out of Placentia-Linda Hospital and Chapman Medical Center in Orange. Please check them out, everyone is great! Message me anytime!

I am pre-op and am going through Dr. Peter Le

ports office in Fountain Valley. They have a large staff of Dr.s and work through the Regional Hospital. So far so good for me.

Please avoid Milton Owens in Orange CA. He is beyond rude and tries to milk your every last penny. Also 99% of his advice to me had been drink protein shakes instead of eating an ill lose weight. No freaking duh!? I know that's told to everyone, but he never went over any meal or exercise plans or weight goals or ANYTHING. I was just fat girl #xyz to him, and he doesn't remember you ever! Some more details on my experience with him are in my previous post. I got him through Tricare, which is why I wanted to specifically warn you. Good luck.