Independent Medical and Surgical Practice, owned an operated by George R. Merriman II, MD, FACS, FASMBS. Dr. Merriman specializes in weight loss surgery, non-surgical gastric balloon, LINX-Reflux Surgery and Medical Weight Loss. He has over 25 years of experience in laparoscopic surgery. In addition he runs Body Sculpt Shreveport in his office offering BTL Vanquish, Vanquish-FLEX, and Cellutone non-invasive fat reduction procedures.