Has anyone used this surgeon ????
I agree with Fr. Don. The sleeve is nothing new, actually was before Roux-en-y came on the scene. Not too many people opt for it as it is as not as successful as other surgical options in terms of weight loss. I think you can cheat the sleeve as much as you can cheat a band. But you do not explain your choice for the sleeve over the other options. 30 VSG's doesn't make him an inexperienced surgeon, it just may be that not too many of his patience choose this form of surgery. I would do more research, but Syosset is a good hospital and I know many post-ops who had their bypass with Cooperstone there. Many of these surgeons have assistants that do more of the surgery than the primary doctor but the primary is there for coaching. Sounds like more research is needed at any rate.