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Check your BMI, to confirm you are eligible for Lap-Band® surgery or not!


BMI needed for Lap-Band® surgery!


What is BMI?

How to calculate the Body Mass Index (BMI)?

Is BMI a benchmark in order to go for the Lap-Band® surgery?


BMI stands for the Body Mass Index. It is a kind of measurement of the weight of the body with respect to the height. Using BMI, you can decide upon whether a person is underweight, healthy or overweight. However it does not actually measure the percentage of fat content in one’s body. The BMI is a very good tool and is used widely in several diagnostics tools to determine the weight problem of an individual.




The Body Mass Index can be calculated using the formula:

BMI = (Weight in kilograms)/ (Height^2 in Meters)

The other formulae for calculating the BMI are:

BMI = (mass in lobes * 703)/ (height^2 in inches)

BMI = (mass in lobes * 4.88)/ (height^2 in feet)




The BMI is an important benchmark in order to go for the Lap-Band® surgery. If your BMI does not correspond to the BMI required for the Lap-Band® surgery, then you should not go for this weight loss surgery. The following table will give you a detailed description of your health, whether you should go for the lap bad surgery or not:




BMI Weight Status
Below 16.5 Severely Under-Weight
16.5-18.5 Under-Weight
18.5-24.9 Normal and Healthy
25-30 Over-Weight
30-35 Obese Class 1
35-40 Obese Class 2
Over 40 Obese Class 3

Until and unless your BMI is more than 35, you cannot go for the Lap-Band® surgery. Those people whose BMI is between 30 and 35; they can also go for the weight loss surgery provided they are suffering from other health problems including their obesity like: high cholesterol, diabetes etc.





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