"Dr. Vernon first stuck me as a very straight forward person. She is honest and is well liked in the facility where she works. I did some research on her before choosing and everyone had nice words for her. She was very blunt during our consult explaing the risk vs the benefits of the procedure and that I would have to follow up with the office to stay on track. She emphaized that this is a tool to use in order to achive weight loss and that only by changing my behaviors would I keep it off as there are ways to cheat. "