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Dr. David Melniczek in Denver does the surgery for $9000 (I think it's 10K, but a 1K discount when cash is paid up front.) He does surgery in Lakewood, Co. The first three months of fills are included in the price of surgery and are $150 or $200 after that. I'm not sure, I haven't paid for one yet.

After care with him is personable. He is pretty easy to contact, I have his email and his cell phone number. He calls me from time to time to check on me.

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do you have a hard time finding someone in the US to do your fills if you have lap band in Mexico?

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Dr. Steven Tersigini in Coos Bay Oregon has lowered his prices again back to 10,000.00 He was always 10,000 but then the clinic where he did his surgeries raised their price to him, so he went up to 12,500.00

Today I saw his nurse and she said that he is lowering it back to 10,000 so more people can afford lap band surgery.

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Dr. Geller in Louisville is $12000 with a year of fills.

His office is 502-893-7151

Holly

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Hello. I am thinking about having Dr. Tace Curry w/ JourneyLite do my surgery. He is located in Cincinnati, but I understand that there are several other JourneyLite locations. The cost for the procedure is $12999 and that includes everything plus 1 year of fills.

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Another happy Kirshenbaum patient here.

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I'd like info on a reasonably priced surgeon in VA. I would travel 3 hours or so to NC or Washington DC if I found a Dr with a good rep for banding at a great price. Any suggestions?

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http://www.bscdallas.com/index.html

Dr. James Davidson - one of "D Magazines" top Docs for 17 years running (a special issue they put out yearly) is $9500 for self pay....that's in Dallas, TX

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anyone know of any surgeons in Torrance, California. I am just starting to get information about the Lap Band.I am excited but im not too sure if I qualify.Im 5'4 and weight about 197.

Ive tried every diet out there, I hope I can find someone who will accept self pay and will think Im qualified.

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