{"id":2839,"date":"2019-05-28T01:14:08","date_gmt":"2019-05-28T01:14:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.drjohnalexander.com\/?page_id=2839"},"modified":"2020-11-24T19:02:32","modified_gmt":"2020-11-24T19:02:32","slug":"bariatric-surgery-dallas","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.drjohnalexander.com\/bariatric-surgery-dallas\/","title":{"rendered":"Bariatric Surgery Dallas"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-one-half fusion-column-first\" style=\"width:50%;width:calc(50% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.5 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-has-icon fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:15px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"margin-top:10px;\"><h2 class=\"title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\"><h2 data-fontsize=\"26\" data-lineheight=\"42\">Who is a good adult candidate for bariatric surgery?<\/h2><\/h2><div class=\"title-sep-container\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#e0dede;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><div class=\"gmail_default\">\n<div class=\"health-detail-content\">\n<h3>Bariatric surgery may be an option for adults who have a:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a class=\"dictionary-term\" href=\"https:\/\/www.niddk.nih.gov\/Dictionary\/B\/Body-Mass-Index---BMI\">Body Mass Index<\/a>\u00a0(BMI) of 40 or more, OR<\/li>\n<li>BMI of 35 or more with a serious health problem linked to\u00a0<a class=\"dictionary-term\" href=\"https:\/\/www.niddk.nih.gov\/Dictionary\/O\/obesity\">obesity<\/a>, such as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.niddk.nih.gov\/health-information\/diabetes\/overview\/what-is-diabetes\">type 2 diabetes<\/a>, heart disease, or\u00a0<a class=\"dictionary-term\" href=\"https:\/\/www.niddk.nih.gov\/Dictionary\/S\/sleep-apnea\">sleep apnea<\/a><\/li>\n<li>BMI of 30 or more with a serious health problem linked to obesity, for the gastric band only.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Obesity is defined as having a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or more. BMI is a measure of your weight in relation to your height. Class 1 obesity means a BMI of 30 to 35, Class 2 obesity is a BMI of 35 to 40, and Class 3 obesity is a BMI of 40 or more. Classes 2 and 3, also known as severe obesity, are often hard to treat with diet and exercise alone. Learn more about BMI:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/healthyweight\/assessing\/bmi\/index.html\">Center for Disease Control and Prevention: Body Mass Index.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drjohnalexander.com\/frequently-asked-bariatric-questions\/\">Read Bariatric Surgery Frequently Asked Questions &#8211; FAQs<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-has-icon fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:20px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-2 fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><h3 class=\"title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\"><h3>Start by checking your Body Mass Index | BMI<\/h3><\/h3><div class=\"title-sep-container\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#e0dede;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-has-icon fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:15px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><html>\n<head>\n<meta charset=\"utf-8\">\n<title>BMI<\/title>\n<\/head>\n<body>\n<title><\/title>\n\t<style>\n\t\t.buttonBGShade\n\t\t{\n\t\t\tfont-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\n\t\t\tfont-size: 12pt;\n\t\t\tCOLOR: #000000;\n\t\t\tBACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff;\n\t\t}\n\t\t\n\t\t.tableBGShade\n\t\t{\n\t\t\tfont-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\n\t\t\tfont-size: 12pt;\n\t\t\tCOLOR: #000000;\n\t\t\tBACKGROUND-COLOR: #E6E6E6;\n\t\t}\n\t\t\n\t\t.tableBGHeader\n\t\t{\n\t\t\tfont-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\n\t\t\tfont-size: 12pt;\n\t\t\tCOLOR: #FFFFFF;\n\t\t\tBACKGROUND-COLOR: #3D7FB8;\n\t\t}\n\t\t.tableBGHeader2\n\t\t{\n\t\t\tfont-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\n\t\t\tfont-size: 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type=\"text\" size=\"7\" onChange=\"calcMeters(frmBMIMetric,this.form.txtFeet.value,this.form.txtInches.value)\"><\/td>\n\t\t\t\t<td style=\"text-align: left\">Feet<\/td>\n\t\t\t  <\/tr>\n\t\t\t  <tr>\n\t\t\t\t<td align=\"right\" style=\"font-family: 'Gill Sans', 'Gill Sans MT', 'Myriad Pro', 'DejaVu Sans Condensed', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif\">and <\/td>\n\t\t\t\t<td style=\"text-align: center\"><input name=\"txtInches\" type=\"text\" size=\"7\" onChange=\"calcMeters(frmBMIMetric,this.form.txtFeet.value,this.form.txtInches.value)\"><\/td>\n\t\t\t\t<td style=\"text-align: left\">Inches<\/td>\n\t\t\t  <\/tr>\n\t\t\t  <tr>\n\t\t\t    <td align=\"right\" nowrap style=\"font-family: 'Gill Sans', 'Gill Sans MT', 'Myriad Pro', 'DejaVu Sans Condensed', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif\">Enter Weight: <\/td>\n\t\t\t    <td style=\"text-align: center\"><input name=\"txtPounds\" type=\"text\" size=\"7\" onChange=\"calcKilograms(frmBMIMetric, this.form.txtPounds.value)\"><\/td>\n\t\t\t    <td style=\"text-align: left\">Pounds<\/td>\n\t\t      <\/tr>\n\t\t\t  <tr>\n\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"3\" align=\"center\" nowrap style=\"font-family: 'Gill Sans', 'Gill Sans MT', 'Myriad Pro', 'DejaVu Sans Condensed', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif\">(Please note: 8 ounces = 0.5 pounds)<\/td>\n\t\t\t  <\/tr>\n\t\t\t  <tr>\n\t\t\t  \t<td colspan=\"3\" align=\"center\" style=\"font-family: 'Gill Sans', 'Gill Sans MT', 'Myriad Pro', 'DejaVu Sans Condensed', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif\">\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t  <\/tr>\n\t\t\t  <tr>\n\t\t\t  \t<td height=\"33\" colspan=\"3\" align=\"center\" style=\"font-family: 'Gill Sans', 'Gill Sans MT', 'Myriad Pro', 'DejaVu Sans Condensed', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<input name=\"submit\" type=\"button\" value=\"Find BMI\" onclick=\"calcEnglish(this.form,this.form.txtFeet.value,this.form.txtInches.value,this.form.txtPounds.value)\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t  <\/tr>\n\t\t\t  <tr>\n\t\t\t  \t<td colspan=\"3\" align=\"center\" style=\"font-family: 'Gill Sans', 'Gill Sans MT', 'Myriad Pro', 'DejaVu Sans Condensed', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t  <\/tr>\t\t\t  \n\t\t\t  <tr>\n\t\t\t    <td align=\"right\" nowrap style=\"font-family: 'Gill Sans', 'Gill Sans MT', 'Myriad Pro', 'DejaVu Sans Condensed', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif\">BMI:<\/td>\n\t\t\t    <td style=\"text-align: center\"><input name=\"txtBMI\" type=\"text\" size=\"7\" readonly class=\"buttonBGShade\"><\/td>\n\t\t\t    <td style=\"text-align: left\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n\t\t      <\/tr>\n\t\t\t  <tr>\n\t\t\t    <td class=\"tableBGHeader\" style=\"font-family: 'Gill Sans', 'Gill Sans MT', 'Myriad Pro', 'DejaVu Sans Condensed', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif\"><strong>BMI Key<\/strong><\/td>\n\t\t\t    <td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>&nbsp; <span style=\"color: #3D7FB8\">Weight Status<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n\t\t      <\/tr>\n\t\t\t  <tr>\n\t\t\t    <td nowrap style=\"font-family: 'Gill Sans', 'Gill Sans MT', 'Myriad Pro', 'DejaVu Sans Condensed', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif\">Below 18.5<\/td>\n\t\t\t    <td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: left\">&nbsp; Underweight<\/td>\n\t\t      <\/tr>\n\t\t\t  <tr>\n\t\t\t    <td nowrap style=\"font-family: 'Gill Sans', 'Gill Sans MT', 'Myriad Pro', 'DejaVu Sans Condensed', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif\">18.5 \u2013 24.9<\/td>\n\t\t\t    <td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: left\"><span>&nbsp; Normal<\/span><\/td>\n\t\t      <\/tr>\n\t\t\t  <tr>\n\t\t\t    <td nowrap style=\"font-family: 'Gill Sans', 'Gill Sans MT', 'Myriad Pro', 'DejaVu Sans Condensed', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif\">25.0 \u2013 29.9<\/td>\n\t\t\t    <td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: left\">&nbsp; Overweight<\/td>\n\t\t      <\/tr>\n\t\t\t  <tr>\n\t\t\t    <td nowrap style=\"font-family: 'Gill Sans', 'Gill Sans MT', 'Myriad Pro', 'DejaVu Sans Condensed', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif\">30.0 and Above<\/td>\n\t\t\t    <td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: left\"><span>&nbsp; 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