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1. Diane Y
Is this the one?
David S. Thoman, M.D.,F.A.C.S.
536 East Arrellaga street
Suite 201
Santa Barbara, CA 93103
Phone: (805) 730-1470
Fax: (805) 730-1473

His patient reviews is on the website of Obesityhelp.com and look under find a bariatric surgeon and click on Ca and from there and you will find out all about him. Also, it tells you what type of surgeries he performs and insurance info he takes..
Good Luck, I had lap band 4-16-08 and I just love the band, I am down 40 pounds a lots of inches.
2. Otillia
Weight loss surgery-like lap band surgery / stomach stapling and Gastrectomy have become very common and very safe now. My cousin got her Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery in India. She has lost more than 65 lbs in 5 months and is very happy with the results. The price for obesity surgery is very less in India. My cousin just paid 25% of the cost she was quoted in America. She got her surgery from a company called Forerunners Healthcare.

Forerunners Healthcare is very famous in India. I read a lot about them in the Newspapers and magazines. I have read a lot of their patient stories also. They arrange financing for USA, Canadian, UK and other international patients who plan to have surgery abroad for low cost, as bariatric surgery and weight loss surgery is not covered by insurance. They also have photos pasted of their International patients. You can checkout their website. There are huge cost savings. As a doctor I personally believe that your Obesity surgery can be easily handled in India, as the quality of healthcare available In India is simply best in the world. The surgeons are USA/UK trained and facilities are 5 star.

http://www.forerunnershealthcare.com
Hope this helps.
3. sam10156
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Doctors in Santa Barbara, CA