Am I a Candidate
You may be a candidate for weight loss surgery if
- You are older than 18 years of age
- Your BMI is greater than 30kg/m2. Click here for our interactive BMI Calculator.
- And you are prepared to change your diet and lifestyle but just need the added boost provided by surgery
In addition, most people who consider weight loss surgery have
- Been unsuccessful with weight loss in the past or have lost weight in the past, but have had trouble keeping the weight off.
- Excess weight to the point it is limiting the ability to exercise and live an active life
- Excess weight to the point it is affecting the ability to live a happy and social life
- Excess weight to the point it is affecting other medical problems. In this situation patients often state their general practitioner or physician wants them to lose weight.