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Yes there are limitations to how much you can weight prior to bariatric surgery. The larger you are, the higher the risks. We prefer to have patients with a BMI less than 60 prior to surgery. Studies have shown increase risk with BMI greater than 60. Also our malpractice insurance carrirer will not allow us to operate on patients that can not fit into our CT scan machine which is 440lbs. All surgeons have different policies regarding this so you should consult with your bariatric surgeon.
Regarding: "Is It Possible to Weigh Too Much to Have a Gastric Bypass Operation?" Gastric Bypass operations are subject to some of the same limitations as other operations. They cannot be done on a patient whose health makes him/her a poor risk for surgery, whose psychiatric status would not allow him/her to comply with medical instructions or whose sheer size exceeds that of current surgical instrumentation to reach into the abdomen to perform the operation.
I was one of the first surgeons in the country to perform Stomaphyx and it doesn't work. When we rescoped patients it looked like you did nothing a few months later. We no longer perform Stomaphyx. This has been replaced with the ROSE procedure with much better results.
The combination of a gastric bypass and a tummy tuck should not be performed at the same time. The risk of infection increases significantly. In addition, the length of the procedure is increased and may increase the risks of deep venous thrombosis (clots in legs). The appropriate...
Thank you for sharing your story — and congratulations on taking the time to research your options thoroughly. With a BMI of around 40, you do meet the medical criteria for gastric bypass surgery, and your motivation to improve your health and quality of life is very valid. To answer your...
