I am considering this procedure and am curious if anyone could reccommend a good surgeon in North Dallas (or suburbs)?

I am considering this procedure and am curious if anyone could reccommend a good surgeon in North Dallas (or suburbs)?

You'll be pleased and do well with any of the doctors at AIGB (American institute for Gastric Banding), aka LapBandSolutions, True Results Aftercare. Google them, all very experienced, fabulous facility, wonderful aftercare. Self pay, around 15,000...includes 2 years of fills/follow-ups. Coit/Beltline area of North Dallas/Richardson.

More specifically, Dr. Benavides. He's amazing.

Good luck!

I agree with everything Cindi said about the doctors with AIGB...

Dr. Benavides was great!

BTW, Cindi you are doing a heck of a job at your weight loss!!!! You are my inspiration!

I was banded by by Dr. Cribbins. He was wonderful. My DH will be banded by him this Friday.

I have heard alot of good things about his partner Dr. Hamn as well.

Dr. Hamn was my surgeon on March 3rd and I adore him. He is straight forward and very thorough. His office is in West Plano. :biggrin2:

I agree with everything Cindi said about the doctors with AIGB...

Dr. Benavides was great!

BTW, Cindi you are doing a heck of a job at your weight loss!!!! You are my inspiration!

gee...THANKS!!! And yourself...doing super! We started out in the same poundage neighborhood...I'll keep an eye out for you! Keep it up, Love!:smile:

I agree about AIGB (now True Results)/Lapband solutions. I used Dr. Marsden. He is awesome.

Dr. Provost at UT Southwestern Medical Center is great. He has done over 1,000 lap band procedures and is known to be the top in his field. I was self-pay and the cost was appx. $12,000 (for outpatient procedure, another $5000 if you spend the night at Zale Lipshy). Feel free to ask any questions about him and his staff . . .

You'll be pleased and do well with any of the doctors at AIGB (American institute for Gastric Banding), aka LapBandSolutions, True Results Aftercare. Google them, all very experienced, fabulous facility, wonderful aftercare. Self pay, around 15,000...includes 2 years of fills/follow-ups. Coit/Beltline area of North Dallas/Richardson.

More specifically, Dr. Benavides. He's amazing.

Good luck!

Oh my gosh! Your weight loss is amazing!! How long have you had the band?

I need to lose around 150 lbs myself.

I also had Dr. Hamn as my surgeon. He is very kind and gentle when he is giving a fill.

I am self pay and used TLC Edge & Prestonwood Surgery Center. There are several surgeons who have their own practices and also do LB at TLC.....my surgeon is Dr. Kim. He was awesome!

Oh my gosh! Your weight loss is amazing!! How long have you had the band?

I need to lose around 150 lbs myself.

We're about in the same boat then...ideally, 160 lost would be very good for me, will take 150-170. We'll see how it looks! It's been such a long time since I was "thin", that numbers don't mean as much to me as how I look and feel.

I was banded on Jan 18, 2007, a year +1 month ago.

Have you made a choice yet? AIGB does seminars in the evenings that are hosted by their various docs...free, informative, non-threatening, and a good opportunity to gather info on the docs, proceedure and facilities!

let us know! :drool:

duh, can't count...a year & 2 months out!