Growing up in New Orleans food was always a temptation. As a forty-year-old woman at 212 pounds, weight held me down. With great pleasure I had LAP-BAND® surgery. Now enjoying the results, I feel more confident about myself as I feel and look years younger. The LAP-BAND® procedure is and will forever be the best decision of my life. -Beverly Helmer

At the age of 19 I was at my heaviest, 270 pounds. My whole life I was overweight, on and off diets, nothing helped me. Thanks to Dr. Treen and his supportive staff I was able to persevere and lose the weight. Lap band surgery is the best decision I have ever made in my life. I am now down over 100 pounds and feel better than ever. I'm full of energy and so confident. -Tara Helmer