Patient Photos There is nothing like seeing for yourself the results of your online friends. Help support and congratulate them as they make this amazing transformation. Click here to see some before and after photos. (photo not available)    Vanessa Brown    03/11/08 vanesstor@yahoo.com Jonesborough, TN Personal Comments: Well after a $19,000.00 loan from my father I was finally able to have lap-band surgery on July 3, 2003. I have been blessed by getting to know Dr. Richard Fromm, M.D. of the Gastric Band Institute in Chattanooga Tennessee. He performed my procedure. Everything has gone wonderfully and I HIGHLY recommend Dr. Fromm and his staff for anyone considering Lap-Band as their WLS option. My health had deteriorated to the point I could no longer fight with Cariten PPO. I am now on the losing side a...... Click here to read more    Kelly K    06/23/07 kmik617@yahoo.com Bristow, VA Personal Comments: I am 39 years old and happily married with no children. I have been steadily gaining weight since having radiation to destroy my thyroid. Thyroid replacement doesn't seem to control this. I'm considering the options. My main reason for wanting this is health related. I want to be healthy heading into my 40's and be as active as I have always loved to be. 10-10-04 I have my consult with Dr. Chebli this week on the 14th. I'm very excited! I've spent hours and hours reading all the prof...... Click here to read more Comments About William S. Peters M.D.: My first impression of Dr. Peters is that he is very knowledgeable, caring, intelligent and very busy. I love his wife Robbie. You can tell she keeps him in order. I am still preop but I have seen and spoken to Dr. Peters a few times getting ready for surgery and I have to say that we did have one 'tense' conversation regarding whether my surgery needed to be rescheduled. After I hung up the phone I realized that Dr. Peters had a good point and that I needed to just accept that it may have to be rescheduled. Since then we've both been working to get everything done one time. I trust Dr. Peters implicitly to perform my surgery. I KNOW he is an outstanding surgeon and look forward to getting through that part of this journey.    Carol Daniels    11/30/06 sundolphin@echoes.net Carbondale, PA Personal Comments: I'm beginning the process of having surgery and am learning about the different types. Also am interested in learning about the post op life style changes. 3/18/06 - I think I've really decided to do this. Even with the complications that I've read about... including those who have passed from this. I definitely think the pros outweigh the cons at this point. My family so far is supportive, as well as my b/f. I am just really scared of leaving my children if that were to happen. I don't...... Click here to read more Comments About William S. Peters M.D.: Well, what to say about Dr. Peters and Robbie.... words are not enough to describe them. My first impression was one of immediate comfort knowing I'm in Dr. Peters hands. While he's quick to point out the potential complications and how hard all this will be, he's also a wonderful human being who made me always feel so at ease in his presence. He explains EVERYTHING and every option available. He spends a lot of time going over things. I was there soooo long, I couldn't believe it. I left knowing I want my life in this man's hands. As the time went on, I became more and more attached to him and Robbie. She is an absolute dynamo and knows what she is talking about. She will fight to the death to get one of her patients approved. And Dr. Peters, well, when I first lost my job, I called him to cancel my EGD and he made me feel soooo much better about losing my job!! He's so upbeat and positive. Of course, I had the EGD to keep things moving, but without him I would have ...... Click here to read more    Denise Afflerbach    08/21/05 dafflerbach2@yahoo.com Baden, PA Personal Comments: I am a 43 year old mother of 2 special needs adopted children, ages 14 and 11. I have been obese throughout childhood and morbidly obese throughout most of my adulthood. I come from an obese family and we're all diabetic. I am so tired of being disabled from this weight, not being able to move or keep up with the children, not being able to use my gifts and talents because I'm in pain or humiliated by my appearance. I know if I do nothing I will be dead before 50 and that would be a grav...... Click here to read more Comments About William S. Peters M.D.: I liked Dr. Peters. He was a no nonsense guy and answered all of my questions. His friendly style and dry sense of humor put me at ease. Robbie is excellent and I felt like she'd go the extra mile to help me. Dr. Peters expects that you will have done your research and know what you want and what your expectations are. He expects you to be accountable and responsible for doing your part to make thius successful. I have recommended him to a few people in this area looking for the DS. (photo not available)    Kelly McKeown    06/04/05 kellys5pt0@yahoo.com PA Personal Comments: Hi everyone, My name is Kelly and I am 29 years old. I have a wonderful husband and the most beautiful little girl of 4 years. Her name is Kayla. I guess I have been struggling with my weight for about 9 years now. After high school I just began to gain weight. Then my father died in 1995 due to medical negligence and I guess that is when I started turning to food for comfort. The situation has spiraled into binge eating and food addictions. I am having my surgery with Dr. William Peter...... Click here to read more Comments About William S. Peters M.D.: I absolutely love Dr. Peters and his wife Robbie! I cannot say enough good things about them. My first impression of him was that he takes his work very seriously. I also felt that he truly cares about his patients and everything is not about the almighty dollar to him. He will turn patients away if he feels they are not committed or ready for this whereas other surgeons will operate on anybody. My feelings about him and his skills have only gotten stronger over time. Every day I am more and more thankful that I found him. I believe in him and his skills and that is important. Robbie is so wonderful and knowledgable and very encouraging. Dr. Peters tells it like it is and is very honest. I respect him more for that. Some people may not like how honest he is but it makes me respect him even more. He does continued aftercare and has a support group meeting once a month for his patients. He also has the nutritionist come to certain meetings. He puts much emphasis on how impo...... Click here to read more Click Here for more photos