After reading an old post where it was stated that Ortiz trained Lopez I contacted Craig Arthur at Inamed and asked if they could confirm this. I received an email back from Inamed that states Ortiz was not Lopez' trainer. Lopez was trained by a European MD and certified in 1996. This contradicts what I was told about Lopez having done these types of surgeries for the past 10 years. I was banded in 2004. Yeah he was off a couple of years but it was still a lie.

Just be more aware of who actually trained who when you decide what doctor to use. You can always double check with Inamed to verify what you are told.

Ortiz did not train Lopez and Lopez did not train Ortiz. Actually Ortiz, Lopez and Kuri were all trained at the same time by Dr. Mitiku Belachew (the inventor of the Lap-Band) in Belgium.

Kat

So even if my Dr. is not in Mexico is still a good idea to get the "goods" on my Dr. thourgh Inamed? and if so how do I do that?

You can contact www.inamed.com and email Craig Arthur.

So even if my Dr. is not in Mexico is still a good idea to get the "goods" on my Dr. thourgh Inamed? and if so how do I do that?

Get A Life...!!!!!

thanks for the info Penni60

I think knowing that a doctor lied doesn't say much about his creditability!

Penni60,

Thanks for the information.

Corgi

I think it's good to know that you can call Inamed and get information like this.

Get A Life...!!!!!

I think that it is very important when traveling to MX for surgery to not only find a doctor who is qualified but also HONEST. I think honesty shows integrety; and when u r leaving the US and all ur American rights with it, I find it quite relavent.....call me crazy I guess.

Karla hun.... I know you are just expressing your opinions and I know that Penni doesn't really take offense easily and could really give a sh*t about your opinion and it is probably just rolling right off of her as we speak... but may I offer a suggestion? If you start attacking Penni (a long time and respected bandster and long time member of LBT) you are probably better off rolling in rare meat juice and stepping into the lions pit at the zoo. Just my opinion.

Ditto princess!

If you start attacking Penni (a long time and respected bandster and long time member of LBT) you are probably better off rolling in rare meat juice and stepping into the lions pit at the zoo. Just my opinion.

Hey guys, for what it's worth, it says on Dr. Ortiz's web-site that he was trained by Dr. Belechew, as Kat said.

Thanks Penni. It does give one some thing to think on.

Get A Life...!!!!!

OK you know you don't even warrant a response but here it is. You have YET to introduce yourself and let us all caring people help you through your journey, which makes me suspect just exactly who you are.

Jenna you are correct I don't take offense easily. I let this go for a few days just so I could think about it.

This forum is for people to support each other in this sometimes difficult journey. Yes, we all have differing opinions about certain doctors, clinics, mexico vs states, etc. We all respect each others opinions here. We try not to attack anyone. We are all adults and should act accordingly. When Karla stated I was negative and I should GET A LIFE. I am doing just that Karla, "Getting a life", ONE I haven't had for over 30 years due to my weight. So thank you for reminding me to get one.

There how was that Jenna!!

/e appaluds Penni

Well done, Penni.

(I'm not understanding, what ever happened to manners? Are other message boards void of them? Can you just step in and blurt out any ole thing to any ole body? Guess you can't here! On LBT, we are polite and have good manners and are respectful! And I'm glad to see it. So there.)