How to Find a Physician Who Performs Stomach Banding
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Call your insurance company. First find out the names of the physicians who perform stomach banding and are covered under your plan. This is important. According to Locateadoc.com, the cost of this type of surgery is on average $25,000, so having coverage is important. - 2
Search the web. Locateadoc.com is a good resource for this. Provide the specialty, which in this case will be bariatric surgery (weight loss). Input your city and state and enter. If there are no physicians who perform stomach banding in your area the site will provide a listing of areas that do provide physicians who perform this type of surgery. - 3
Ask around. Get names from friends and family members of physicians that perform not only stomach banding but all types of surgery. The surgeon that performed a gall bladder surgery on your aunt may just as well perform stomach banding surgery. Take notes as to what they say about the physician. - 4
Ask an online group. If you're not a member of an online forum already, it is a good idea to become one. Valuable information can be shared within this group. Joining one that is local to your geographical area is best. This way they can give answers that pertain to your local questions. - 5
Make an appointment to meet with the physician. In this meeting it is your chance to "interview" him. Ask him questions such as how many stomach banding surgeries he has performed and his success rate. This interview will also give you an opportunity to learn the nature of his personality. Getting along with and feeling comfortable about your physician is important.
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