Are You a Candidate for Weight-Loss Surgery?

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Are You a Candidate for Weight-Loss Surgery?
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• Normally if you want to lose weight and get fit
  you only need to enroll at your local fitness
  gym, hire a coach and do sets of workout routine.
  However, for overweight people, it is a different
  case. Because of their addiction to food and
  inability to move as nimble as normal people,
  they require a special medical treatment to lose
  weight.

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Overweight and Obese People Need Bariatric Weight
Loss Surgery
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• But how do you know if you need weight loss
  surgery? What are the criteria for it? Weight
  loss surgery is not for everyone, in fact, it is
  a life-changing decision that one will make that
  also requires a lot of strength and willpower.
  This isnt liposuction or surgical sculpture in
  order to augment your physical appearance
  approximating that of what a fit person ought to
  look like. Bariatric surgery was developed in
  order to combat obesity and Overweightness and to
  give people a chance to become their true selves
  once more.
• If you think youre overweight or obese, then go
  to the nearest professional surgeon so he/she can
  determine whether or not you are a candidate for
  weight loss surgery. If the doctor has determined
  that you qualify for bariatric surgery, gastric
  bypass surgery, lap band surgery or gastric
  sleeve surgery, then make all necessary
  preparations as soon as possible. Your surgeon
  should schedule you a date for the surgery and
  inform you accordingly.

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The Body Mass Index (BMI)

• Also known as the Quetelet index, the body mass
  index or BMI is a formula that was derived from
  dividing the height of a person squared by
  their weight (mass). The unit of measure used for
  this formula is kg/m2. Often surgeons who offer
  bariatric surgery, gastric bypass surgery, lap
  band surgery or gastric sleeve surgery uses the
  BMI of a person in order to determine their
  qualification for the weight loss surgery.
  Technically, the BMI is not a means to
  specifically illustrate an individuals
  percentage of body fat however, it is very
  useful when categorizing an individuals overall
  body weight versus the accepted standards.

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• To illustrate the margin of error that BMI has in
  calculating a persons obesity, let us take for
  example someone who belongs in the BMI 40
  category, this person is considered morbidly
  obese. However, there are people who have only 37
  BMI and are still suffering from morbid obesity!
  So it only goes to show that BMI is only a means
  to an end and it is not the ultimate determining
  factor of an obese person and whether theyll
  need weight loss surgery or not.

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Here are the BMI ratios
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Gastric Banding Candidacy

• If you have BMI of 40 or higher. (This means that
  you are overweight and have an average weight of
  45.4kgs or more.)
• If you have a BMI between 30 36 and youre
  suffering from one of more co-morbid health
  condition which is also obesity-related.
• Youre 18 years old or older.
• You have tried to lose weight fervently through
  diet and exercise, but have only experienced
  temporary weight loss success or was never
  successful.
• You have no underlying health conditions that
  might cause abnormal weight gain.
• Youre highly motivated to change your lifestyle,
  especially your eating habits.
• You dont consume too much alcohol.

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Gastric Bypass Candidacy

• If you have BMI of 40 or higher. (This means that
  you are overweight and have an average weight of
  45.4kgs or more.)
• Have a BMI of 35 or higher and suffer from one or
  more serious obesity-related co-morbid health
  conditions.
• At least 18 years old.
• May have passionately attempted to lose weight in
  the past more than once, but have little to no
  success from it.
• You have no health conditions that may cause you
  to lose weight.
• You are more than willing to make big changes to
  your lifestyle including your eating habits.
• You dont abuse alcohol consumption.

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Sleeve Gastrectomy Candidacy

• Have a BMI of at least 40.
• You have one or more serious obesity-related
  co-morbid condition and your BMI is between 30 to
  40.
• Youre not a candidate for bariatric surgery,
  because of the risk factors if youll undergo the
  surgery has increased.
• Youre between the age of 18 and 60 years old.
• Youve tried to lose weight before, but with
  minimal or zero success.
• You have no preconditions or health problems that
  are a direct cause of your weight gain.
• You have come to terms with yourself and are
  ready to modify your lifestyle with the objective
  to lose weight.
• Do not excessively consume alcohol.

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• Basically, all these various bariatric surgery
  procedures should help you lose weight if youre
  suffering from obesity or overweightness,
  provided you have the right mindset and are
  physically, mentally and emotionally prepared to
  undergo the procedure. Most people who are not
  genetically obese or are likely to be obese due
  to their genetic inheritance have a better chance
  at losing weight without having to go through
  bariatric weight loss surgery. So if youve
  reached a BMI of 35, then you had better decide
  to immediately go to your nearest ultimate
  fitness gym and burn all those calories until
  youll drop down to an ideal BMI. This will help
  you avoid becoming a candidate for weight loss
  surgery. Losing weight the natural way is so much
  better however, in extreme cases we recommend do
  recommend the appropriate weight loss surgery for
  your BMI category.

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