IS SURGERY RIGHT FOR ME

Am I A Candidate?

There are several criteria to meet before qualifying for bariatric surgery including the LAP-BAND procedure. During your initial consultation, your doctor will discuss these issues with you.

Body Mass Index (BMI): If you have a BMI of 40 or more, or 35 or more with health issues, you are considered morbidly obese, and a candidate for obesity surgery.

Previous Weight Loss Attempts: Individuals who have failed previous attempts at weight loss through more traditional methods of diet and exercise are better candidates than individuals who have not. These attempts are often required by your insurance company for authorization.

Commitment to Lifestyle Modifications: To gain significant and long lasting results from obesity surgery, each patient must make a life-long commitment to healthy living, including proper dietary practices and daily physical activity. Such dedication is crucial to weight loss success, and we will assist you in developing a long-term diet and exercise plan.

Realistic Expectations: While bariatric surgery can help create a dramatic physical change, such transformations take time. It is unrealistic to believe the weight will simply vanish after surgery. Dramatic lifestyle modifications are necessary for success, and it often takes one to two years for patients to reach their weight loss goals.

A Strong Desire to Change: If you are ready to take control of your life, the LAP-BAND system or another bariatric surgery may be the way to do it. There’s no reason to live with the physical and emotional restrictions created by morbid obesity. Call the Texas Center for Obesity Surgery in Plano, TX (just north of Dallas, TX) right now and reserve your spot at one of our free seminars.

Obesity By The Numbers

63.14 billion ­ Dollars spent on medical care for obesity-related Type II diabetes.

127 million - Hospital costs, in dollars, associated with childhood obesity, an increase of 350 percent since 1979.

85 - Percent of children diagnosed with Type II diabetes that are obese.

80 - Percent of all Type-II diabetes cases that are related to obesity

70 - Percent of cardiac issues related to obesity.

64 - Percent of American adults over the age of 19 who are overweight or obese.

60 - Percent of obese children that have one risk factor for heart disease.

42 - Percent of breast and colon cancer cases diagnosed in obese individuals.

30 - Percent of American adults over the age of 19 who are obese.

30 - Percent of gall bladder surgeries related to obesity.

8 out of 10 - Individuals over 25 are overweight.

1 - The rank of obesity as the fastest growing health concern in the U.S., beating out diabetes, smoking depression and problems related to aging.