Is Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension (IIH) considered a co-morbidity/reason for weight loss surgery? If not, why isn't it?

Is clearly related  obesity and IHH. This conditios in almost 100% of cases improve and disapear after weight loss. Bariatric surgery helps in this cases but not consider a major related sickness for insurance coverage in must of the cases. If have others like hypertension and diabetes you can see if you get the coverage.good luck in this journey

IHH (or pseudotumor cerebri) is a condition known to improve with weight loss as might occur with gastric bypass or sleeve gastrectomy.  I have commonly performed these operations on patients who have already had a shunt placed, which is too bad, because the weight loss operation would likely have prevented the need for the shunt.  At your current BMI you would qualify for bariatric surgery using Pseudotumor Cerebri as a comorbid illness.