Gastric Sleeve in Louisiana

Does anyone know any good doctors which perform the gastric sleeve in louisiana, how much do they charge, and the usually amount of weight you can lose with that procedure.?

Where are you in Louisiana?  In Shreveport, I've heard Dr. Norwood is awesome.  I've heard a doctor in Lake Charles is good, I believe his name is Keith Chung?  I'm kinda wondering the same thing you are though.  I would love to hear of WLS in central and north LA that have done the sleeve more than a few times.

Edited to add:  Come visit the Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy Forum to learn more about the specific surgery.  There are some AMAZING people with some awesome results and experiences there.  Just put your mouse over Forum then scroll over Surgical Forum and when the box pops out to the side move your mouse to the bottom of the list and you'll see Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy to click on.  You'll love the info there!

Louisiana has some great doctors doing the gastric sleeve procedure. There are wonderful options in Baton Rouge, Slidell, Lafayette and Lake Charles, just to name a few. Let me know what area is best and I can be a little more specific.

Results post-surgery really vary depending on how much the patient needed to lose and other factors. Someone 200 pounds overweight is going to lose more than someone 100 pounds overweight, basically that kind of stuff.

At 8 months postop, I lost 101 pounds, but there are sleeve patients in my support group that have far exceeded those types of figures.

It's been a pleasant journey.

Frances

Hi! I had a vertical sleeve done on February 23, 2010 by Dr. Keith Chung out of Lake Charles. I am happy with Dr. Chung, his procedure and his staff. My aunt and cousin had the sleeve done with Dr. Chung 16 months ago and they have both lost around 120 pounds. Their starting weight was around 260.

 Hi,
I had the Sleeve with Dr. Lavin, who is in St. Tammany, New Orleans/ Metairie, & Lafayette. I had a great experience & I love my sleeve!!!!! I had the surgery about 15 months ago, & I'm very happy with the results. However, I am a slow loser, & I still have about 35 pounds to go. The cool thing, though, is that I look so different that my mom, who was visiting for Christmas, didn't even recognize me at the airport - she hadn't seen me since my surgery!

Blessings!
Darby

Thank you so much, how much does he charge to perform the surgerical procedure.

Hi Darby!

 

I am on m way to having gastric sleeve. I selected Dr. James Redmann (Dr. Lavin's associate), do you know of anyone or heard anthing about him?  

 

If anyone else can provide any information or reviews it would be appreciated immensely! Of course I am both anxiety driven and excited. I met Dr. Redmann and absolutely loved him, just wondering if anyone else had him do the sleeve and how did they do after.

 

Thank you all fellow sleevers!  Donna 

Dr. Gachassin in Lafayette is a fantastic surgeon in Lafayette and sleeves cost $11,500

Thanks, Do you know  the percent of weight you will lose with this procedure?

I had surgery with Dr Borland in New Iberia and it cost 9,800  I absolotely love him.  He is one of the nicest Drs I have ever seen.  if you want to see how much weight I have lost you can look at my profile