1) ARE YOU USING A LAP BAND SYSTEM OR A REALIZE BAND? If you are doing both, why?
2) ARE YOU USING THE NEW AP LAP BAND SYSTEM BANDS? If you are using the older bands, why and what
is the difference?
3) HOW MANY LAP BAND SURGERIES HAVE YOU PERFORMEND IN THE LAST YEAR?
4) DO YOU BELIEVE THAT THE LAP BAND SYSTEM IS SUCCESSFUL FOR WEIGHT LOSS?
5) IF YOU AS A SURGEON OR YOUR FAMILY MEMBER WERE OBESE, WOULD YOU HAVE A GASTRIC BYPASS OR
A LAP BAND SYSTEM?
6) DO YOU PERFORM YOUR LAP BAND ADJUSTMENTS IN YOUR OFFICE, IN XRAY, AND DO YOU USE A LOCAL
ANESTHETIC PRIOR TO AN ADJUSTMENT?
7) HAVE YOU BEEN TRAINED BY ALLERGAN TO PLACE THE LAP BAND SYSTEM?
8) WHY WOULD YOU USE A LAP BAND SYSTEM VERSUS A REALIZE ETHICAN BAND?
9) CAN YOU PLACE ME IN CONTACT WITH OTHERS WHO HAVE HAD THEIR LAP BAND SYSTEM PLACED
BY YOU?
10) CAN YOU GUARANTEE MY WEIGHT LOSS? No one should guarentee weight loss because it is based on
patient compliance:)
