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Are You A Canidate?
Lap Band
Roux en Y Gastric Bypass
Calculate Your BMI
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Are You A Candidate For Surgery?
- Do you have a Body Mass Index of 40 or higher, or 35 or higher
and other obesity related health problems such as type 2 diabetes?
- Have you tried other doctor recommended weight loss programs?
- Are you willing to make potentially lifelong changes to your lifestyle that the procedure requires?
- Do you have any social, economic, physical, and or psychological problems that could be improved by weight loss?
- Is your obesity caused by a metabolic or endocrine disorder?
- Do you have a history of substance abuse?
- Do you have any serious medical problems that would make surgery dangerous?
- Are you a woman who is thinking about or may become pregnant in the near future?
If you answer "Yes" to questions 1-4 and "No" to questions 5-8, you may be a candidate for bariatric surgery. Please
contact us for an appointment.
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