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Why Surgery?

Surgery is only for those people who weight more than 100 pounds in case of men and 80 pounds in case of women.If you're very overweight and can't lose weight with a healthy diet and exercise,then only your options is surgery.


















Why Surgery?



The amount of food you take is limited by surgery.Some operations may decrease you digestin power.Having surgery many people have loss weight quickly. If you follow diet and exercise recommendations, you can keep most of the weight off. The surgery has risks and complications, however, including infections, hernias and blood clots.check wether you are the candidate for surgey or not.Don't worry how to know about that my next header contents this information.

Are you the candidate

for surgey

Have a BMI greater than or equal to 40 with one or more significant obesity-related conditions including:

High blood pressure
Diabetes
Arthritis
Sleep apnea
Obesity hypoventilation syndrome
High cholesterol
Psudotumor cerebri
Family history of early coronary heart disease
Other possible indications for patients with BMI's between 35 and 40 include:

Obesity-induced physical problems interfering with lifestyle (back or joint pain)
Body size problem precluding or severely interfering with social life (employment, family function, and/or ambulation).

Have a BMI greater than 40 regardless of the presence of other medical condition
Are 20 to 60 years old (with some exceptions)
Have failed multiple attempts with supervised dietary, behavioral and medical therapy
Understand and accept the operative risks
Have realistic expectations and are motivated
Are capable of understanding the procedure and its implications
Have a lifelong commitment to lifestyle changes and long-term follow-up care

Weight loss surgery can improve patients' overall health and extend their lifespan.Inspite of this bariatric surgeries are very serious procedures and must not be taken lightly.Before surgery you nedd to know the information wether you fall in the surgery category or not.Check out below:


Morbid obesity: You must have a BMI of 40 or higher to be considered as morbid obesity.For this Men must be more than 100 pounds overweight,while women must be more than 80 pounds overweight. However, any patient who is more than 80 pounds overweight and has serious obesity-related health issues or life-threatening problems will be considered for weight loss surgery.

Generally bariatric surgery can be considered also for those patients who have completely exhausted other weight loss options.So mind it,Obese children and teens are rarely candidates for weight loss surgery.

Co-morbidities: Potential patients should have serious obesity-related health problems such as type 2 diabetes, or life-threatening problems like severe sleep apnea