WHEN IS IT THE RIGHT TIME FOR A BARIATRIC SURGERY FOR WEIGHT LOSS ?

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• WHEN IS IT THE RIGHT TIME FOR A BARIATRIC SURGERY
  FOR WEIGHT LOSS ?

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With a significant proportion of individuals
especially in western societies and beyond being
either overweight or outright obese, coupled with
the attendant health implications of obesity
which include predisposition to cardiovascular
diseases, stroke, diabetes Mellitus etc, there is
a growing conscious and concern on available
therapy modalities to achieve weight loss. The
standard therapies over time have included diets,
lifestyle modifications, drug therapy and other
alternative medical approaches.
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• The American board for metabolic surgery (ABMS),
  released a set of guidelines outlining who
  qualifies for weight loss surgery and it includes
  the following
• Having a body mass index of 40 or more or having
  a weight of over 100 pounds.

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• Having a body mass index of 35 or more with a
  minimum of one or more co-morbidities related to
  obesity which include hypertension, type 2
  diabetes Mellitus, non-alcoholic fatty liver
  disease, heart disease etc.
• Difficulty or inability to attain healthy weight
  in spite of conscious weight loss efforts.

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Despite these criteria, it is important to seek
the opinion of your attending physician or
surgeon before reaching a decision as they are in
a better position to evaluate your health
condition, with a view to deciding whether you
qualify or not. From the foregoing, it is clear
that there is no one-size-fits-all time to have
Bariatric surgery for weight loss. It is
important for patients and their doctors to come
to a consensus after counseling and consultation
on choosing the right time to have weight loss
surgery.
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