Questions for Your LAP-BAND® Surgeon
Getting the answers you need.
For many people, the LAP-BAND® System has proven to be their most appropriate weight loss option. Finding out if it’s right for you starts with talking to your surgeon — and knowing the right questions to ask.
To help you get the answers you need, we’ve supplied some sample questions you can ask your surgeon. However, you may have your own questions already in mind. Either way, it may help you to print this page out and check off or add any questions so that you don’t forget to ask them. And remember; ask for the #1 selling adjustable gastric banding system1 —
LAP-BAND® System — by name.
It may also be helpful to write down your insurance information (plan name, policy number, and customer service contact info) and bring this along as well.
Check off the questions that you would like to ask the surgeon. Then print this page and take it with you to the seminar or consultation.
IMPORTANT Questions regarding Selecting your Surgeon and Band
| Do you have more experience with LAP-BAND® System or Realize™ Band? | |
| How many gastric banding procedures have you done? |
Other Questions and Considerations
| May I see a sample of the device? | |
| What is the average excess weight loss experienced by your LAP-BAND® System patients? Realize™ Patients? | |
| Will I experience improvement with my weight-related health conditions? What have your patients experienced? | |
| What are the most common complications you see with the LAP-BAND® System procedure? Is there a difference among the two different adjustable gastric bands? | |
| Do you perform the procedure on an outpatient basis or will it require an overnight stay in the hospital? |
About Support and Follow-Up Care
| What is the cost of this procedure? Do you accept my insurance? | |
| Can your office help me with insurance approval or financing? Do you offer CareCredit®? | |
| How do adjustments work and how often will I need adjustments during the first year? Ongoing? | |
| How will you work with my primary care/family physician or other doctors I'm currently seeing for treatment? | |
| Do you have a team to address weight-related health conditions, dietary instruction, exercise training, nursing care and psychological counseling if I need it? | |
| Do you offer support groups for post surgery patients? | |
| What help can you give me to help educate my family and friend so that they can also support me? |
About your own concerns:
| Insurance Company Name: | |
| Policy #: | |
| Group/Plan #: | |
| Customer Service Phone Number: | |
Reference:
- Data on File. Allergan, Inc. Irvine, CA. November, 2009.
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