Bariatric Surgery Journey: Volume 12 - Who's a Candidate for Outpatient Surgery?

Join us every Friday with Dr. Isaias Irgau of CHRIAS & Kemal Erkan of United Medical as they discuss the bariatric surgery journey! This week, Kemal & Dr. Irgau cover who is a candidate for outpatient bariatric surgery. According to the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS), the qualifications for bariatric surgery in most areas include: BMI ≥ 40, or more than 100 pounds overweight. BMI ≥ 35 and at least one or more obesity-related co-morbidities such as type II diabetes (T2DM), hypertension, sleep apnea and other respiratory disorders, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, osteoarthritis, lipid abnormalities, gastrointestinal disorders, or heart disease. Inability to achieve a healthy weight loss sustained for a period of time with prior weight loss efforts. #bariatricsurgeryjourney #weightloss #delaware