"I have not met Dr. Owens personally yet, I've only heard him speak at the seminar that his medical clinic held (with Carnie Wilson as a guest speaker). But he did seem very down to earth. He was very comfortable in talking about the surgyer and knew a great deal of the history and different types of WLS. Also, his concern for his patients seemed very genuine. He has personally performed this surgery more than on more than 1400 patients.
His staff at the clinic are wonderful. They are just the nicest and most helpful people. They are genuinely excited about you having the surgery. Some of them are WLS patients themselves.
Dr. Owens, along with the clinic (Coastal Center for Obesity in Orange County, CA) are very concerned about the aftercare of their patients. I have not had the surgery yet, so I can't say first hand, but it sounds like they have a very agressive recovery program in place for their patients. I know that they will have the patient up and walking the same day of the surgery. They also madate the use of nutritional shakes for the four weeks following the surgery. They also have a nutritionist, physical therepist, and psychologist as part of their staff that are used during your post-op recovery and follow-up appointments.
Dr. Owens definetly stressed the risks of the surgery. But in a way that made them factual, not scary. He makes the patient understand the risks, but also made the patient feel comfortable that he and his staff are prepared to handle them.
Well, I wouldn't rate Dr. Owens yet, as I have not had a one-on-one yet, but so for I think he's a very capable doctor. "
