But I can tell you that here in the Houston area VSG is $13.5K - and that is an all in price. Hospital two days.
I picked VSG because of the loads of international travel that I do, lower complication rate (about the same as the band nowadays), and for someone in my BMI range (38) the statistical wt loss % of excess weight is only about 10-15 lbs.
And the added benefits of no malabsorbtion, and lower 2 year rebound rate were contributing factors. For me it was an easy choice. And Im a "road less traveled" kind of guy anyway.
Cute puppies Trish, but what happened to their noses? :P