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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.