Hi Las Vegas Peeps!

Who was your surgeon & how did you make your decision?

Thank you!

Dr Atkinson! :-) I have been inquiring about surgical weight loss for about 5 years, after research and siminars, I was considering the Band, until I found out about the sleeve. I got a new secondary insurance and just found out they will not cover my Sleeve, so it looks like I'm getting the Band after all. I'm not looking forward to all the follow up care...

Hi Gabrielle,

What made you decide on Dr. Atkinson? Did you ever meet Dr.Teng? My insurance doesn't cover the sleeve as well! You said that you're not looking forward to the follow up care....you mean the fills?

Thanks for responding!

Yes, I know of Dr Teng, he specializes in many different surgeries, Dr Atkinson only specializes in surgical weight loss. I'm currently a medical professional and we recommend both Doctors to patients as they are both great.. Yes, Follow up care as in fills and all the many restriction on how you chew your food, swallow the food, you have to eat slow, the food gets stuck, you cant guzzle drinks, you have to take small bits, you have to have enough cc's for restriction in order to loss... ect ect..... Although the band is much safer than the sleeve, I have to decided if I'm ready to live life that way...