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Are You A
Candidate For
Weight Loss
Surgery?
Candidates
for Weight Loss Surgery
Pre-determination
evaluations
include a
medical and
dietary history
assessment, a
fitness status
assessment and
a psychological
readiness
assessment.
Some examples
of criteria
that must be
met include:
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Exhibit severe
obesity (BMI of
40 or more) or
obesity with
associated
complications
(BMI of 35 or
more with
diabetes, high
blood pressure,
heart and/or
lung disease or
sleep apnea).
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Have tried
unsuccessfully
to lose weight
through a
structured
medical weight
loss program
that included
diet, exercise
and lifestyle
changes.
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Limitations to
performing
activities of
daily living,
including
family and work
functions.
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Willingness to
make the
changes in
eating habits
and behavior
that will be
necessary to
meet and
maintain weight
loss and health
goals after
surgery.
-
Understanding
of the selected
procedures,
risks of
surgery and
effects after
surgery,
including
dietary and
exercise
commitments.
Do I qualify
for Weight Loss Surgery?
Physicians and
healthcare
professionals
commonly use
the "Body Mass
Index" (BMI) as
a way of
helping to
determine
obesity. BMI is
a number
calculated by
dividing a
person's weight
in kilograms by
his or her
height in
square meters.
Although a
patient's BMI
cannot be used
to determine
actual
percentage of
body fat or
overall health
condition, it
is a means of
categorizing
weight in terms
of nationally
recognized
standards.
These standards
— derived from
years of
research and
data — are
based on the
probability of
whether or not
a person will
be healthy or
unhealthy as
they age.
A Body Mass
Index (BMI)
greater than 40
is by
definition
morbid obesity.
Lesser BMI may
be morbid if
associated by
serious
co-morbidities.
Park Plaza
Hospital
and
Medical
Center
1313
Herman Dr.
Houston,
TX 77004
Call
1-888-248-8086
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