{"id":938,"date":"2023-01-29T10:52:17","date_gmt":"2023-01-28T23:52:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hillsinnerhealth.com.au\/staging\/?page_id=938"},"modified":"2023-07-27T18:53:11","modified_gmt":"2023-07-27T08:53:11","slug":"eligibility-for-surgery","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hillsinnerhealth.com.au\/staging\/weight-loss\/surgical-procedures\/eligibility-for-surgery\/","title":{"rendered":"Eligibility for surgery"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"938\" class=\"elementor elementor-938\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-871725f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"871725f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-93076f9\" data-id=\"93076f9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b7a583 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0b7a583\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Eligibility for weight-loss surgery<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0b1083 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c0b1083\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Weight-loss surgery is not the answer for everyone.<\/p>\n<p>For some, changes in lifestyle can lead to the goal weight without the need to resort to surgery.<\/p>\n<p>But for others, surgery is their best hope for a healthy life, free from the risk of weight related disease.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7dceb5c\" data-id=\"7dceb5c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73c1fa0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"73c1fa0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" 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class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-66623d0\" data-id=\"66623d0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db1cf85 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"db1cf85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Am I eligible?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8debfe6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8debfe6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You are a candidate for weight loss surgery if you:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Suffer from having 45 Kgs of weight over the ideal body weight for sex and height.<\/li>\n<li>Have BMI &gt; 35 by itself or BMI &gt; 30 with obesity related illness (such as, but not restricted to diabetes, sleep apnoea)<\/li>\n<li>Have had reasonable attempt to lose weight through diet\/exercise but without success.<\/li>\n<li>Have other obesity related health problems<\/li>\n<li>Have the capacity to understand the risks and commitment associated with the surgery.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>What diseases does obesity surgery help with?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bariatric surgery has been shown in rigorous research to improve or even resolve type 2 diabetes mellitus, hypertension, heart diseases, fertility problems and help reduce cancer risk.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I have heart disease; can I still have my weight loss surgery?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Obesity can contribute to heart diseases, and therefore reducing obesity burden in patients can reduce the risk of heart diseases and reduce the risk of complications.<\/li>\n<li>You can still be considered for bariatric surgery if a rigorous pre-operative assessment by our anaesthetist and cardiologist deems you to be suitable.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c465330\" data-id=\"c465330\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc94e6e elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"fc94e6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><div id=\"CCB-calc\" class=\"CCB-Widget-cc_bmi_shortcode\">\r\n            <div 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For some, changes in lifestyle can lead to the goal weight without the need to resort to surgery. But for others, surgery is their best hope for a healthy life, free from the risk of weight related disease. Am I eligible? 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