Bariatric surgery may be right for you if:

Your Body Mass Index (BMI) is at least 40, or you are at least 100 pounds overweight.
Your Body Mass Index (BMI) is at greater than 35 with at least two obesity-related co-morbidities such as type 2 diabetes, hypertension, sleep apnea and other respiratory disorders, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, osteoarthritis, lipid abnormalities, gastrointestinal disorders or heart disease.
You are at least 18 years old.
You have been overweight for more than 5 years.

Your serious weight loss attempts have had only short-term success.
You are not currently suffering from any other disease that may have caused your excess weight.
You are prepared to make major changes in your eating habits and lifestyle.
You do not drink alcohol in excess.
You are not currently pregnant.

You may not be a candidate if:

You have an inflammatory disease or condition of the gastrointestinal tract, such as ulcers, severe esophagitis or Crohn’s disease.
You have severe heart or lung disease, or any other disease that makes you a poor candidate for any surgery.
You have a problem that could cause bleeding in the esophagus or stomach. That might include esophageal or gastric varices (dilated veins). It might also be something such as congenital or acquired intestinal telangiectasia (dilation of a small blood vessel).
You have portal hypertension.
Your esophagus, stomach, or intestine is not normal (congenital or acquired). For instance, you might have a narrowed opening.

You have experienced an intraoperative gastric injury.
You have cirrhosis.
You have chronic pancreatitis.
You are addicted to alcohol or drugs.
You have an infection anywhere in your body, or one that could contaminate the surgical area.
You are on chronic, long-term steroid treatment.
You or someone in your family has an autoimmune connective tissue disease, such as systemic lupus erythematosus or scleroderma (or if you have symptoms of one of these diseases).

Every patient is unique — if any of these apply to you, you can still contact us to discuss your options.