Dr. Lopez-a lighter me for DS?
Never hear of him. Check out the surgeons on www.dsfacts.com to be safe. Dr Ungson's contact info is outdated. I'll find the right email addresses and post in a bit.
--gina
5'1" -- HW 195/SW 187/GW 115 July 08/CW 121 Dec 2012
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DS on Aug 9, 2007 with Dr. Hazem Elariny
5'1" -- HW 195/SW 187/GW 115 July 08/CW 121 Dec 2012
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Starting BMI between 35 and 40ish?
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DS on Aug 9, 2007 with Dr. Hazem Elariny
I agree with the others. There are other surgeons in MX claiming to do the DS, but I've seen a few nightmares come out of Mexico trying to save a few bucks and they have trouble finding a surgeon in the US to fix the damage that was done, and no legal recourse, either. We have the list on dsfacts.com for a collection of surgeons with plenty of experience under their belt enough to have a long line of happy patients. To stray from the list is an act of faith, and while there are stringent guidelines for US docs to follow, such is NOT the same in MX, so I highly recommend you stick to Dr. Ungson, or look to Brazil to Dr. Marchenesi. You cannot go wrong with either of them, and they have coordinators on staff to help you with all of the details, so no need to spend extra on a medical tourism service.
Valerie
DS 2005
There is room on this earth for all of God's creatures..
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I AGREE TO A CERTAIN POINT. PLEASE RESEARCH RESEARCH RESEARCH THE DOCTORS! HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE WITH DR. UNGSON....AFTER 4 MONTHS OF SURGERY, STILL PROBLEMS. 3 OF THOSE MONTHS WERE SPENT IN THE HOSPITAL. 2 OF THOSE IN THE HOSPITAL IN HERMOSILLO....1 OF THOSE MONTHS SPENT IN ICU....SUPER EXPENSIVE...IF THE HOSPITAL DIDNT GET THEIR MONEY EVERY 2 WEEKS, THEY WOULDNT TREAT OR CARE!!! BE CAREFUL WITH THE DS SWITCH....VERY DANGEROUS IN THE LONG RUN... THINK BEFORE YOU ACT. GOOD LUCK AND GOD BLESS
Can you please elaborate on your experience with Dr. Ungson. He's got a long line of very happy patients, however it cannot be perfect every time. I see you've only had your OH account for a week with no back story to refer to, and it says that you didn't have wls at all, but are a friend of someone who has, so your post here does not make sense.
Valerie
DS 2005
There is room on this earth for all of God's creatures..
next to the mashed potatoes
Dr. Aceves has more recently begun doing the DS. Last I knew, he was doing them with Dr. Ungson working with him, so either one would be a good alternative. As to how many Dr. Aveces has done thus far, I have no idea. You would need to ask.
But I would certainly recommend either one of them over anyone else in Mexico, hands down.
Larra