Everyone tells me to be sure I research a doctor before I decide to let them to do surgery. How do I do that? I have looked at their website, but obviously there will nothing negative. I want to know the negatives (no one is perfect) as well as the positives.

mom2denise, I would post another thread with the doctor's name to see if you get any posts on their experiences. How many lapbands has he/she done?

do a search on yahoo or google w/ the name.... then do a search w/ "name problems complaints"

Everyone tells me to be sure I research a doctor before I decide to let them to do surgery. How do I do that? I have looked at their website, but obviously there will nothing negative. I want to know the negatives (no one is perfect) as well as the positives.

See my sig link, it would apply to US docs or those out of the country.

Yes!! Research!!

You can check the medical board from whatever state your from or the ASMBS American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery.