Weight Loss Surgery Criteria for obese patients!



Before going to weight loss surgery treatment it is very important to know what obesity surgery is and what are weight loss surgery criteria or eligibility for obese patients.

Weight loss surgery is also known as Bariatric Surgery. Obesity surgery pass through a range of surgical processes planned for morbidly obese patients. When an obesity level of any person increases in such a way that it starts harming the health, then Bariatric surgery become necessary for wellbeing. But to perform obesity surgery on any patient is very difficult for doctors. Because this surgery involves many risks and also changes the lifestyle of the obese.

Basic Criteria involved in Bariatric Surgery.

Almost all surgeons follow pre-defined rules of Bariatric Surgery eligibility that are introduced by best specialized organization. This helps the surgeons to decide whether the surgery is effectual for obese patients or not and the patient is eligible to endure such a method.



In most of the cases almost all patients meet the criteria for surgery. Some of the basic eligibility of weight loss surgery is below:

  • The body mass index (BMI) of the patient should be 40 or more than 40.
  • Before going for surgery obese candidate must had gone through several techniques of weight loss, like change in diets, several exercises etc. But all the techniques failed and didn’t decrease the weight lower than obesity level.
  • If the person suffering from obesity is unable to execute daily activities and the life is disturbed.
  • If the obesity is reducing the charm of patient’s life.
  • If the candidate accepts and understands the hazard associated with weight loss surgery and the change in lifestyle after the surgery.
  • If the obese candidate is willing to be observed for wellbeing factors after the treatment for long period of time by the doctor.
Different Bariatric surgeon has different eligibility of obese treatment. But these criteria are followed by most of the doctors to perform surgery.



There are also many questions asked by the Bariatric Surgeon before the treatment. Some of them are following:

  • Body Mass Index and present weight of the patient
  • Sex
  • Type of body, body fats and measurement of waist.
  • Age of the candidate such as over 60 or under 18.
  • Is the patient suffering from some another disease like diabetes or other?
  • Is the patient taking any pills, if yes then what is the type of pills?
  • They also check for the genetic reasons.