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Is It Safe for Low BMI Patients to Have Weight Loss Surgery?
asked 11 months ago by anon
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Tags: advantage, benefit, candidate, comparison, pros and cons
I read an article on medpagetoday.com that low BMI patients were just as likely to benefit from weight loss surgery with no increase in complications. How do most doctors feel about performing this surgery on patients with low BMI?