[font="Tahoma"]Hey,
My Name's Claire. I'm 17 as well. I was banded almost 4 days ago. Insurance wouldn't pay for it so it ended up costing around 17,000$ but -hopefully- it'll be worth it! I went to a doctor near New Orleans, LA. He specialized in adolescent lap-band surgery...I think? His name is Dr. Michael Thomas. If you need more information go to www.whyweight.com. I hope that helps some! Good luck! [/font]