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Dr. Mehran: In addition to body mass index, age, core morbidity such as cholesterol problems,
diabetes, blood pressure, sleep apnea and severe arthritis, which are the most common
reasons patients pursue this surgery, other criteria include polycystic ovaries where
women have problems with fertility because if their age.
One of the other criteria is the need to have orthopedic surgery, back surgery and they
just can't have it done because of their weight. They have abdominal hernias which cannot be
safely or effectively fixed until they have lost weight. Or they are transplant candidates
but because if their weight they are not allowed to have transplants; kidney, liver etc. This
patient also qualify for bariatric surgery as well.