Patients who are interested to have weight loss surgery should meet the weight loss surgery requirements before they can undergo the surgical procedures.
The requirements for weight loss surgery may include:
1. Morbidly obesity
Morbidly obesity is defined as more than 100 lbs. over the ideal body weight.
Have BMI or body mass index of more than forty
Have a BMI of more than thirty five and have serious medical condition which is due to morbid obesity
Unable to loose weight through other non-surgical procedures will be taken into consideration. The patient should show to the doctor and bariatric surgeon that he has tried all other means of non-surgical procedures like regular exercise, diet and medications. However, all these were proven ineffective in loosing weight as far as the patient is concerned.
3. Health condition
If the patient is less morbidly obese but have existing life long medical condition, which is the result of being obese. Some of the conditions, which can be benefit in weight loss surgery, are those who have:
Diabetes
Heart related problems
Sleep apnea
Arthritis
High cholesterol
4. Life long commitment exercise and lifestyle modification
Weightless surgeries do not give the patients the license to eat just anything they want since they already lost their weight. The weight loss surgery aims to help the patients to loose weight but still the patients should have life long commitment to exercise and lifestyle modification.
The patients who undergo weight loss surgeries are expected to follow strictly to the post surgical diet and other post surgical instructions in order to avoid complications.
5. Psychological evaluation
The psychological evaluation is needed to make sure that the patient is in the right psychological status to cope with the changes that comes after the bariatric surgery.
This is important because weight loss surgeries requires regular exercise program and well-balanced diet and this may be somewhat stressing for some.
Start Evaluation Process
The evaluation process is done only by licensed doctor or registered bariatric surgeon. They are the only ones who can decide if it is safe for you to undergo weight loss surgeries.
The first thing that a person should do if he or she is interested in weight loss surgery is to see a doctor or bariatric surgeon. It is important that you only visit a doctor or bariatric surgeon who is referred by a relative or friends.
The doctor should explain to you the risks and complications, which are related to morbid obesity and weight loss surgery. If you are serious in undergoing surgical procedure, the doctor will then run series of tests for you in order to see the over all quality of your health.
You have to undergo and pass all evaluation tests before you can undergo weight loss surgery. Some of the tests include:
Urine Test
This test is taken to know useful information about your fluid intake and kidney function. This may also give light to general condition of your health.
CBC or Complete Blood Count
This gives information on the types and numbers of cells present in your blood. This is one way to detect other medical conditions like infection or anemia.
Blood Glucose Test
This test is done to determine the level of blood sugar. This test aims to know if the patient is diabetic or not.
Chemistry Screen
This is one of the most important blood test, this aims to know the substances, which are present in your body.
These tests should be met and passed accordingly by a patient in order to undergo the weight loss surgery. After the tests are done, the bariatric surgeon will then decide if what kind of surgery will give lasting results on you.
