José, Lazzarotto Bariatric Surgeon M.D.

My first impression of my surgeoin was that he was very experienced.
Though I had never met him before he spoke with a lot of confidence, and showed complete knowledge of the topic in question: WLS. With time I can´t say that I had a change of opinion but rather that he showed more confidence than he had before.

I would say that his staff works with two speeds, fast and faster. They seem to swarm around his orders and are always friendly to those going through the WLS.

His office was too busy, though. I´ve heard of Doctors under high request but this is rediculous! :-) Any day of the week Mon-Fri from 2 pm till 10 pm his office is packed with potential patients and patient on there boring check ups since there is not much to fix after the surgery. It´s all been done!

I think that one of the important issues concerning the future of Doctor Lazzarotto, is that his method is growing in popularity in such a way that in the near future I believe that it will begin to substitute most of the traditional WLS out there. He already is having to reverse many gastroplasties, capela´s surgery, Scopinaro, even some duodenal switch, and several gastric bands.

I think that because this surgery has such a lower risk level and is so much simpler than all other methods out there the aftercare focuses on nutrition. The first 15 days after surgery seem to be the toughest because your food is restricted to liquid soup or even some grounded items just as long as you can´t chew them. after 15 days you can then start eating all the meat you can handle, as well as salads with no dressing. Stay away from the grains and carbs till the 45th day after the surgery, but after that call all your friends over and make the biggest basrbacue party you have in years and dig in.

If I recall correctly when I asked him about the risks of the surgery he told me that they were in the same level as a cessarian (c-section). When I first heard this I thought I was in trouble, the doctor was lying to me! But then on e day in June 2003 I get a phone call from my father who was supposed to be undergoiung surgery and he tells me that the doctor was right then removing 2 Kg froim his belly. When I asked him where he was HE TOLD ME HE WAS ON THE OPERATING TABLE USING THE DOCTORS CELLPHONE TO CALM MY MOTHER DOWN! Then I had to give it to him! It really was a rather simple procedure.

I wouldn´t rsate him because I only had to go through surgery once, and I have nothing to compare him with. As far as I´m concerned he is the best WLS surgeon because he operated my father, mother, brother and myself, we´re all here and we all lost our weight!

I think he sees all of his patient as his children, with a mixture of good mood, constant humor, wisdom to know what is serious and what is just part of the post op complaining.

Too sum it up I think I got the best deal I´ve ever heard of for WLS! All the other surgeries I hear about people get condemened to a lifetime of limitted quantities of the foods you like, a lifetime of medications to supplement the lack of vitamins caused by the traditional WLS and I get to EAT AS MUCH AS I WANT, OF WHATEVER I WANT, WHENEVER I WANT, NO SUPPLEMENTS, NO NOSY SHRINKS, NO NUTRITIONISTS, NO HASSLE!And plus you come out of the surgery with a plastic surgery already done, looking better and needing to buy new close cause nothing fits!

I´m speaking about what happened to me and my family. I´m not making this up and anyone is welcome to challenge my allegations! You can see that the doctor has done over 1380 surgeries in a 20 year span and I have yet to meet anyone who can contest any of the statements above. Check out www.obesidadecirurgia.com.br and look at the pictures of the WLS and also of some of the reversals the doctor has done.( the English site is being redesigned and sould be up very soon at www.obesitysurgery.com.br.
Well it´s time to go to something else in this wonderful support site called obesityhelp.com! See you all around! CIAO