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Is gastric band surgery suitable for everyone?

I am 18 years old and my weight is 92 kg. I feel very depressed with my weight. I tried all types of fad diets and exercise for losing weight but I am not satisfied. Can I opt for gastric adjustable band surgery? Am I candidate for this surgery?

360 day ago

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Gastric band surgery is most effective and routinely performed surgery but this surgery is not recommended for everyone. It is usually only recommended for people with BMI of 40 or above and those with weight loss co-morbidities like diabetes, high blood pressure, hypertension and sleep apnea.

Doctor considers gastric band surgery for you only if you qualified following eligibility criteria, otherwise the surgery can be risky for you.

• You are above 18 years of age
• You have failed to lose substantial amount of weight after trying all conventional method of weight loss like dieting and exercise.
• You don’t have any medical or psychological reason for not carrying the procedure.

Additionally, you are 100% committed to reduce your calories intake and maintain a regular exercise regimen for optimum weight loss results. If you qualified with above mentioned criteria, then you can go for gastric adjustable band surgery.


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