As About.com's Guide to surgery, Jennifer Heisler, recently reported, the FDA has now lowered the requirements for qualifying for weight-loss surgery using the Lap-Band system. A BMI of 35 qualifies a patient for the surgery, as long as he or she is also experiencing health problems related to obesity. (The previously-required BMI was 40.)
Related Resources:
Questions to Ask Your Doctor About WLS
Lap-Band Surgery Video at videos.about.com
Gastric Banding Surgery by the About.com surgery Guide
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