WEIGHT LIMIT FOR LAP?

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I've read many conflicting accounts on what the weight limit for lap surgery is.

I'm assuming each surgeon is different? Or is there a general rule of thumb to

follow?

Some say 300 lbs. is the limit for lap. Others say a certain BMI is the limit,

this makes more sense to me. A person who is 5 " tall and 300 lbs. would have a

higher BMI than say a person 5'9 " tall and 300 lbs. How can a surgeon say 300

lbs is the limit when someone very tall may not be as big as a shorter person at

300 lbs?

I wonder if it makes any difference on the lap limit depending on what type of

WLS you have, the RNY or the DS...does anyone know?

I'm sure the skill of the surgeon is another factor. A less skilled surgeon

would probably be very conservative on his/her limits for a lap procedure.

V. in MD

jvaszil@...

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I was 491lbs @ 5'11 " tall and had a LAP RNY it also has to do with the health

of the liver, and being able to move the lap tools around an enlarged or very

fatty liver.

*~Joy~*

Lap. RNY @ 491lbs

2/26/01

Dr. Bertha, DO

town Memorial Hospital, town NJ

down 54lbs!!!

Mommy to:

1-9-99

and

Saralyn

12-15-99