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Criteria to have Lap-Band® surgery as weight loss solution


Definite criteria for Lap-Band® surgery


What are the criteria for the Lap-Band® Surgery?

How is BMI an important criterion for the Lap-Band® surgery?

On what criteria does one does not qualify for the Lap-Band® surgery?

How is Psychological Evaluation an important criteria for the Lap-Band® surgery?


You will need to fulfill some criteria before you can go for the Lap-Band® surgery. The Lap-Band® surgery is not for those people who wish to reduce their weight up to 50 pounds. This weight loss surgery is meant for those people who are excessively over-weighted and no weight loss programs is of any help to them. There are many criteria before you are eligible for the Lap-Band® surgery; some of them are mentioned below.




The first and the most important thing is your Body Mass Index or BMI. Your BMI has to be at least more than 35 for this weight loss surgery, otherwise the surgery can become risky for you. If your BMI is between 30-35, you are eligible for the surgery provided you are suffering from other diseases in addition to your obesity problems like high cholesterol, diabetes etc.




There are some criteria on which you are not eligible for the Lap-Band® surgery like hormonal and genetic problems. If you are suffering from any particular hormonal or genetic problem like congestive heart failure, arthritis, reflux diseases etc, then you cannot go for the Lap-Band® surgery. For women who are pregnant are also not eligible for the Lap-Band® surgery.




Psychological Evaluation is a very important criterion before one can qualify for the Lap-Band® surgery. Only after when you are psychologically evaluated from a Lap-Band® surgeon, then you are fit for this weight loss surgery. Some of the things that is evaluated under the Psychological Evaluation are whether you are addicted to alcohol, drugs, gambling, compulsive eating etc. If any of such features is found in your behavior, then you need to change them.





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