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Is It Possible to Lose More Weight Than You Would Like To with WLS?
asked 9 months ago by Ndiamond in Philadelphia, PA
Latest answer by Peter A. Aldea, MD
Question viewed 51 times
Tags: goal, overcorrection
If you want to get to a healthy weight for your body and the healthy weight is 165, is it possible that you may keep on losing and passing your goal weight? If so, how do you stop?
1 answer to Is It Possible to Lose More Weight Than You Would Like To with WLS?
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Target Weight with Bariatric (Weight Loss Surgery) Surgery
Bariatric surgery is intended to reduce life threatening obesity into a healthy range. I'm not sure what your goal of weight loss is but it may be exceeded by the ability of the surgery to reduce weight. In some cases, people do not lose as much weight as they want to lose but it is uncommon for people to lose more weight than they care to lose.
