Texarkana Lap Band Surgery Group Offers Enhanced Online Experience for Weight Loss Surgery Patients

Texarkana Lap Band surgery group announces enhancement of their online offerings to their Lap Band surgery patients. This new portal will improve the online experience and create and online community for support and communcation among patients from Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma.

Texarkana, TX (PRWEB) February 10, 2007 -- Dr. Ron Hekier and Dr. Rachael Keilin, the sole providers of the Lap Band Surgery for weight loss in Texarkana, Texas, have provided an enhanced online experience for their weight loss surgery patients, on a new website portal. The new website, www.noscales.com, features a before and after gallery, where patients are invited to share their weight loss experience as well as provide picture of themselves before and after weight loss surgery. Also featured is a newsletter and blog, found at www.noscales.com/blog.html. This feature will provide frequent reports and news items from the staff, and more importantly, has a comment feature allowing anyone visiting the website to leave comments and questions.

"This new online experience will create an interactive forum allowing our staff to communicate with patients as well as allow other patients to provide comments and support to each other," notes Dr. Ron Hekier. "In the future, we plan to provide a patient portal to allow our Lap Band surgery patients to keep track of their daily diet and calorie count, and keep an exercise journal."

"Hundreds of patients have had Lap Band surgery in Texarkana in the past few years. With great geographical distances involved, the Internet is a great equalizer. It now won't matter if you were an Arkansas Lap Band patient, a Texas Lap Band patient, an Oklahoma Lap Band patient, or a Louisiana Lap Band patient. All will have equal access to timely information and support," says Dr. Rachael Keilin.

Dr. Keilin adds, "The before and after gallery is exciting because some patients have lost more than 100 pounds and want to share their stories with everyone. The Lap Band surgery has been truly life transforming for many patients and we are excited to share their stories for all to see."

About Ark-LA-Tex Gastric Banding LLC
The group consists of Dr. Ron Hekier and Dr. Rachael Keilin, board certified in general surgery, who provide the core of a the group offering the Lap Band surgery. Having performed over 300 procedures in nearly 3 years, the group offers the sole providers of Lap Band surgery in Texarkana, TX. For more information contact 903-794-BAND or visit www.noscales.com

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