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Who is a candidate for weight loss surgery?

Last Updated: March 24, 2014

Weight loss is never easy be that achieved with diet and exercise or with the help of a weight loss surgery. There are more then 10 types of weight loss surgeries available today, but not everyone qualifies for the procedure. The Surgical Specialists of Louisiana have decided to come to the aid of people looking for bariatric options to loose weight, by releasing an infographic that presents the available weight loss surgery option and their prerequisites for patients. See which options are recommended for people with different weights? Based on BMI index, the conditions associated with obesity, check if gastric banding, the Rose procedure or gastric bypass is the recommended surgical weight loss option.

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