Im like 210 5’8 And I would like to consider it…
Am I too small to have this done?
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I think that the main factor is if your weight is affecting your health i.e. high blood pressure, diabetes, sleep apnea, activity intolerance and so on. Then they consider if your physically able to handle the procedure. There is no specific formula some doctors will do it for patients that others will not.
Personally, if you lose 20-30 pounds you probably be just right, face it you are probably not meant to be petite. So start exercising and eating sensibly I have seen some of those procedures go awry and it is not pretty.
talk to a bariatric surgeon.
You have to be morbidly obese and that is not morbidly obese. See your doc if you are having trouble taking off that little bit of weight.
I think you have to be 50lbs overweight.
You have to have a BMI of 35 and two obesity-related illnesses/problems or a BMI over 40 for insurance to pay and most surgeons to do it. You have a BMI of 32, which is considered obese. Unfortunately, most surgeons won’t do it for you. I know this isn’t the news you want to hear but it is the news I know to be true.
why don’t you get the lap band instead, I hear its a lot safer and its not permanent.
The LAP-BAND® System is an adjustable gastric band designed to help you lose excess body weight, improve weight-related health conditions and enhance quality of life. It reduces the stomach capacity and restricts the amount of food that can be consumed at one time. The LAP-BAND® System procedure does not require stomach cutting and stapling or gastrointestinal re-routing to bypass normal digestion. The LAP-BAND® System is the only adjustable and reversible weight-loss surgery available in the United States and the only weight-loss surgery approved for use by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
I know several people who have had that done.
Let me tell you, I would never have it done unless it was a definite matter of life or death!
You are sick for several months after the surgery.
You cannot eat, though you want to and if you do you will throw up.
This goes on for months.
There is a high chance for infection in the incision due to the fat they have to stitch up and if that happens you have a longer healing time.
You have a big scar all the way down your abdomen.
You lose weight so fast that your skin hangs on you and you look deformed.
Then you need plastic surgery to take off the extra skin.
It is a long painful process, not something to be done on a whim.
there’s nothing wrong with you. I weight 280 and 5’8 and im happy about my self.
I am not really sure about the requirements, but I think if you want to, go ahead. At least see a doctor and find out if it is possible you will feel better about yourself and be better off physically.
At 5′ 8" and weighing 210 lbs your BMI would come out at about 32 which puts you just into the category for being obese but well short of morbid obesity and the point at which many surgeons would consider the possibility of gastric bypass surgery.
This said, many surgeons will consider surgery at a BMI or around 35, but will not normally do so unless there are very good and indeed compelling reasons for doing so.
In you own case you will need to discuss your situation with your doctor but I suggest that he will almost certainly suggest an exercise and weight loss program at this point. Think about it for a minute – you’re only just into the category of being obese and if you were to lose about a stone you’d drop out of this classification altogether.
Dieting and exercise are certainly not the answer for the majority of people who have reached morbid obesity but, in your case, a good program together with the help of your doctor may well do the trick.