• People with body mass index (BMI) greater than 40. This is the equivalent of being about 100 pounds overweight for men and 80 pounds overweight for women.
• If the person has obesity-related illnesses such as diabetes, high blood pressure or high cholesterol, sleeping apneaa joints and spinal cord pains.
• Before gastric sleeve
• Person must quit smoking, as smoking increases the risk for infections, pneumonia, blood clots, slow healing and other life-threatening complications after surgery.
• Some surgeons require patients to go on special diets in the week(s) before the procedure.
• after gastric sleeve
• patient starts with two weeks on a liquid-only diet, two weeks of semi-solid, pureed foods and then solids.
• After surgery patient
• If the person has obesity-related illnesses such as diabetes, high blood pressure or high cholesterol, sleeping apneaa joints and spinal cord pains.
• Before gastric sleeve
• Person must quit smoking, as smoking increases the risk for infections, pneumonia, blood clots, slow healing and other life-threatening complications after surgery.
• Some surgeons require patients to go on special diets in the week(s) before the procedure.
• after gastric sleeve
• patient starts with two weeks on a liquid-only diet, two weeks of semi-solid, pureed foods and then solids.
• After surgery patient