(All four criteria must be met)

1. A Patient must weigh a minimum of 100 pounds over their ideal body weight, or two times their ideal body weight. The ideal body weight is determined by standards of height and weight established by Metropolitan Life Insurance scales of 1982 (or later)

2. A history of morbid obesity of more than three (3) years duration.

3. Failure to lose weight despite documented participation in at least one formalized weight control program.

4. There must be a medical condition directly caused by, or made worse by the extra weight, such as:
   Hypertension
   Cardiovascular disease
   Diabetes
   Sleep apnea
   Chronic respiratory insufficiency
   Dependant edema
   Chronic degenerative joint disease of knees, hips, ankles or back (including gouty arthritis)
   Pickwickian syndrome
   Severe gastroesophageal reflux disease
   Chronic depression as a result of obesity
   Hyperlipidemia (elevated cholesterol or triglycerids)
   Gallbladder disease
   Recurrent incisional hernias
   Chronic phlebitis and/or chronic venous insufficiency

If you do meet the four criteria, please visit our contact page to arrange a consultation, or email us at bariatricinstituteky@yahoo.com.