I will look into that.  Does she do the surgery or are residents doing it?  Thanks for the info.

I met with Dr. Julia Hansen at OHSU last week and found her to be very knowledgeable. If I was in anyway hesitant about having the surgery by the time I left her office I was optimistic and confident she would be an excellent surgeon. I found her to be very down to earth and easy to talk to concerning my surgery.  My primary highly recommended her. I am planning to have an Abdominoplasty (as described on this site) and maybe a breast lift added as I am already paying for the surgery room and anesthesia. I am looking at about $9000 for both, though I do receive a discount being an OHSU employee.  I was very suprised by the price and that it is a day surgery and I would not need to stay in the hospital over night unless there are complications or I chose to stay one night for absevation.  I think Dr. Hansen has spoken at the OHSU support group about plastic surgeries in the past and will be joining us again in May.

Yay!  

We're so happy to be able to announce the OH event dates and locations!  It was really tough on me to keep my mouth shut! Now we can all spread the word!  

Schedule:

Bellevue, WA          July 15-16             Hyatt Bellevue
New Orleans          Sept 9-10              Astor Crowne Plaza Hotel, French Quarter
Long Island, NY      Oct 21-22             Sheraton Hotel, Long Island at Hauppauge

http://www.obesityhelp.com/events/ for info and tickets! 

We are offering new speakers, new topics, a photo booth for unlimited photos of you and your friends, a member fashion show and much more!  Please visit the Community tab on our website and click on Events in the drop down menu for more information and the blue ticket sales link!  We will update this area as the event speaker list grows! Watch for discount codes!

There will also be CE courses offered on the Friday of each event for professionals, so watch for the registration link.

FASHION SHOW INFORMATION:

One of our OH leaders has generously offered her time again to coordinate the fashion show!  Please PM susu329 so you can send in your pictures and get signed up! Everyone has so much fun with this, and you can show off and get lots of pictures taken!  You may even show up in the magazine!

See you there!  
Kim  

Dr. Agha's ballpark quote for a lower body lift and maybe a spiral thigh lift (small thigh lift) was $30,000.  He does amazing work but I have other procedures to do so it is too much for me.  I emailed Egari in Bellvue and have heard he was really good but have to go for consult before they will give me prices.  I have heard he is also in that ballpark.  So far, the best price for a LBL is either David Kaufman in Folsom, CA, Rajapol in San Franscisco or Mezahari in Scottsdale, AZ.  They all have really good reputations in working with weight loss patients.  I know it is traveling but since I live in southern Oregon and no one is available for that, I will be traveling anyway. 

I'm in desperate need of a Lap Band fill surgeon in the Portland area! I've had my LB for several years and have done pretty well with it, loosing just about 100lbs in total... until recently! In November I started struggling with a little weight gain, and in January I started to really struggle! I'm up 30lbs!!! Which is well down the road going in the wrong direction. I had my surgery done on the east coast, and have heard it's hard to find surgeons that will take patients that have had their bands done elsewhere. I also have an insurance that is pretty limited as far as who accepts it in this area. I'm sure OHSU takes it, but I have had some pretty scary things happen there, I think because it's just so big you're not a person anymore. I'd feel a lot more comfortable going there if anyone has a specific doctor they would recommend. I'm having a pretty rough time (I broke my back last spring) and really just want to get on top of my Lap Band without it being this big ordeal finding a good doctor that doesn't herd patients in like cattle and who will take me. Any help would be MUCH appreciated!!! Thank you!!