Why Lap Band with Dr. Lee?
Dr. Lee is Bariatric Surgery Fellowship trained from Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California. She is well trained in the 2 most common and approved weight loss surgery procedures; the Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Band (Lap-Band® System) and the Laparoscopic RNY Gastric Bypass. She has seen remarkable results from both operations and can advise patients competently in the relative advantages, disadvantages, risks, benefits, and complications of both.
Upon arriving in Northwest Tucson, she found that the most minimally invasive surgical option, the Lap-Band System, was an underutilized tool to treat obesity. In her experience and training, she knew that many people want to experience safe, healthy weight loss in the least invasive surgical way possible. Therefore, she proposed offering the Lap-Band System surgery at Oro Valley Hospital, her primary hospital.
After an intensive year of developing a safe program modeled after the excellent program at Cedars Sinai Medical Center, and training the staff in medical issues as well as sensitivity issues, the Bariatric program at Oro Valley was born, focusing on the Lap-Band System.
By choosing a surgeon dedicated to the Lap Band as the only weight loss surgery procedure offered, you as a patient are choosing someone who is focused on this system and on helping each person who opts for the Band to achieve their goals for a healthier lifestyle.