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Who Can Have Obesity Surgery? |
In order to be considered for the Lap Banding surgery, you should:
- Be more than 50% above your ideal weight;
- Be at least 16 years of age;
- Have been obese for at least 5 years;
- Have been unable to lose weight by other non-surgical methods, such as supervised diet or behaviour modification programs;
- Have no medical problems that are causing your obesity;
- Be willing to accept significant changes in eating habits;
- Be willing to participate in post-operative follow-up visit at your Surgeon’s office and to have 6 monthly blood tests.
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