Does anyone know of obesity surgery in the UK NHS? Yes - Trevor McDonald gave a program on tonight. He said it was a post-code lottery yet. Prog. showed the advantages and disadvantages too, but in the end, the researcher (who had a BMI over 40) decided against it as it is a risk 1 / 100 to die within 28 days is more risky his weight yet. Good luck, whatever you decide.
The National Institute for Clinical Excellence has decided some years ago that people who are too overweight should be offered surgery on the NHS for people who are "morbidly obese".
This is a technical term for people who have a body mass index (BMI) of 40 or more. NICE has recommended that surgery should be a potential option for adults who received intensive management in a hospital obesity clinic specialized and have failed to respond to other forms of treatment. The decision applies to people with a BMI over 40 or those with a BMI of 35-40 and serious health problems, like diabetes or hypertension.
If you think your case, you should talk to your doctor about a referral.
Basically its only available free for individuals for whom surgery will save lives, not just for people who do not want to change their lifestyle.
It is available, but your doctor should support. My doctor refused outright, even if I came in the guidelines nice to get surgery. A doctor friend is to support them (different county), but she had to go to a special finance committee to see if it will have surgery or not.
There are different procedures that can be made. Gastic (APL) of tape is the most common. There is also a gastric balloon that takes OU space and allows less food in the stomach. There is also an op surgery makes the stomach smaller by taking part of it away or creating a bypass of the stomach.
It is radical and there is a risk of complications especially since the person will be obese in most circumstances;
Posted on February 17, 2010.
