Who qualifies for weight loss surgery?
Candidates for surgery are usually at least 100lbs over their ideal body weight. Another measure of obesity is the body mass index (BMI) The body mass index is your height in Kg divided by the square of your height in meters. Generally a body mass of 40 or higher qulaifies for surgery, or 35 and above with certain health problems called co-morbidities. You must also have tried to lose weight in the past by more conventional methods and be of “sound” mind understanding the severity of this surgery.
