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Answering this question may give you the courage you need to take the first step in requesting a consultation with us. Below are tools you can use to determine if you are morbidly obese and potentially a candidate for weight loss surgery.
There are several medically accepted criteria for defining morbid obesity. You are likely morbidly obese if you are:

more than 100 lbs. over your ideal body weight, or
have a Body Mass Index (BMI) of over 40, or
have a BMI of over 35 and are experiencing severe negative health effects, such as high blood pressure or diabetes, related to being severely overweight
unable to achieve a healthy body weight for a sustained period of time, even through medically supervised dieting

Use our BMI calculator located on the left.