Obesity surgery is the most effective treatment for individuals with chronic weight problems who have been unable to achieve and maintain weight loss by other means. Surgery reduces health risks, improves mobility, restores self-confidence and self-esteem and improves long-term survival. In experienced hands, it is a remarkably safe form of treatment. The Private Healthcare UK Guide to obesity and obesity surgery has been provided by
Dr David Ashton who is widely recognised as one of the UK’s leading authorities on all aspects of weight loss and management of the post surgery patient. Dr Ashton is Medical Director of
Healthier Weight Centres the UK’s most comprehensive provider of weight management and obesity surgery programmes.
Are there any contraindications to surgery?
Contra-indications
There are a number of criteria which Healthier Weight Centres would regard as clear contra-indications to having a band fitted, even if the individual is otherwise eligible. These are set out in the table below.
| | Contraindications to weight loss surgery - You are under 15 or more than 70 years old
- You have a history of severe heart or lung problems that would increase your risk during anaesthesia
- You have inflammatory bowel disease (eg. Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis)
- There is a history of chronic pancreatitis
- You have cirrhosis of the liver
- You have a pre-existing condition that may cause bleeding in the oesophagus or stomach (eg. esophageal varices)
- You have been/are addicted to alcohol and/or drugs
- You may be pregnant
- You are on long-term steroid treatment
- You have an autoimmune diseases, eg scleroderma, systemic lupus erythematosus
- You are under active treatment for cancer
- You have any blood disorder that may predispose to excessive bleeding
- History of major psychiatric illness
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