subject: It is Advisable to Stop Smoking before Lap Band Surgery [print this page] It is Advisable to Stop Smoking before Lap Band Surgery
Smoking seems to make Lap Band surgery more risky, particularly with respect to development of strictures and surgical-margin ulcers. Obese smokers had a four times greater risk of restriction and three times the risk of marginal ulcer in evaluation with nonsmokers undergoing weight-loss surgery. It would be good to stop smoking when possible.
If your Body Mass index i.e. BMI is greater than 30 you would be a good candidate for Lap Band weight loss surgery. Body mass index (BMI), a measurement which compares weight and height, defines people as overweight (pre-obese) when their BMI is between 25 and 30 and obese when it is greater than 30. It would be good to look in to BMI as categories beneath.
