why not go abroad for half the price,,,gastric band can fail ,,be warned,,in many cases it does,,,forerunnersforhealth.com do it in india for around 2k....gastric sleeve is far better,,better results and you will be in hospital only 3 days and back to work in 1 week,,,i should know i got it done 6 weeks ago,,i have lost at least a stone and 9 pounds in 1 month......plus side its not as severe as gastric bypass...