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Weight loss surgery is for patients who are morbidly obese (100 lbs above their ideal body weight) with a BMI of >40, or > 35 with co-morbidities.

No! This surgery is the beginning of a process. There is a very special diet that MUST be followed after surgery, and you MUST commit to a program of excercise. This surgery provides a tool for weight loss and life style changes; it is not a quick fix. This surgery is the beginning of a new life. It will be easier for patients to lose weight after the surgery, because of the surgery.

Weight loss varies depending on the before-surgery weight, after-surgery choice of food and level of activity after surgery. Most patients lose one-third (1/3) of their original weight with in two (2) years after gastric bypass surgery. Weight loss is slower after lap-band surgery but there is data that suggests weight loss after lap-band can continue for years after surgery. Life style changes and exercise are even more important for weight loss after lap-band surgery.

Rarely, but with any surgery there is a chance of having a transfusion if the need arises. This surgery has been done on many Jehovah's Witnesses.

Six (6) weeks of no strenuous activities. Most office and routine work can be resumed in three (3) weeks. The lap-band recovery is typically a week.