A Body Mass Index (BMI) over 40kg/m2
A Body Mass over 30kg/m2 in association with documented concomitant disease that could benefit from weight loss: arterial hypertension, radiologically proven degenerative arthritis, sleep apnea.
A patient age between 18 and 50 years
Obesity which has been stable for over five years
Unsuccessful dietary or drug measures for over a year
Absence of endocrine disease
Sufficient comprehension and compliance from the patient
No history of excessive alcohol intake; no history of drug abuse
Acceptable operative risk

Candidates For Gastric Bypass Surgery

Gastric bypass surgery is recommended for those persons who are 90 pounds or more overweight and have or are likely to have medical complications that will be helped, and in many instances, cured by substantial weight loss. While weight loss surgery is not for everyone, there are a large number of patients for whom losing a lot of weight is imperative, including those suffering from diabetes, high blood pressure, heart trouble, shortness of breath, arthritis and orthopedic (bone) problems with their legs, hips or back. Weight loss surgery actually fails in those persons who drink large quantities of regular soft drinks, consume sweets, ice cream, chips and fatty fried foods. If you are one of these people and feel you cannot switch to diet drinks and cut out sweets and fried foods then gastric bypass surgery is not for you.

Do I qualify for Gastric Bypass 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.

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