Which Surgical Procedure is Best for Me?

Choosing to have a surgical procedure is a very important decision and you need to consider the available options very carefully before you make any commitment to go ahead. 

One of the advantages of the Healthier Weight approach to obesity surgery is that all patients are first seen and assessed by a Consultant Physician with special experience in the pre- and post-operative management of surgical patients.  This is important because if you are seen only by a surgeon, he/she will often tend to recommend the procedure that they would most like to perform, which may not necessarily be the best for you.  At Healthier Weight our physicians can choose from the widest range of surgical interventions available anywhere, selecting the intervention which best matches your needs and weight loss expectations. 

To recommend the most appropriate obesity surgery procedure for you, we take many factors into account, including:

• Age and gender

• Current weight and Body Mass Index

• Distribution of body fat and waist measurement

• History of weight gain/weight loss

• Presence or absence of co-morbidities such as type II diabetes, hypertension, sleep apnoea, arthritis, asthma etc

• Ethnic background (Asian or Afro-Caribbean)

• Genetically mediated problems which may exacerbate weight gain, eg Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS), Prader-Willi Syndrome

• Current and past medication

Every person’s history is unique so it is not possible to be precise regarding which procedure is most suited to your needs until all of the above – and other – factors have been considered as well as a careful physical assessment.  We do not require any form of pre-operative psychological assessment because it is completely unnecessary and has no predictive value whatsoever.  

To help you identify the procedures that are likely to be most suited to you, based on your Body Mass Index (BMI), see our chart "Guidelines for Surgery"