After attending our introductory Weight Loss Seminar and submitting a completed Registration Form, a member of the DayOne support team will schedule you for a one-on-one consultation with the surgeon.

During your one-on-one medical consultation, the doctor will carefully review your medical history and will discuss both your eligibility as well as the requirements and potential risks associated with the Lap-Band procedure. In addition, you will have the opportunity at the consultation to ask any additional questions you may have. 

Eligibility Criteria
According to the National Institutes of Health, potential candidates for bariatric surgery are:

• Patients who have to have a low probability of success with non-surgical measures according to clinicians.

• Patients whose Body Mass Index (BMI) exceeds 40 if they strongly desire substantial weight loss, because obesity severely impairs the quality of their lives.

• In certain instances less severely obese patients with Body Mass Index ("BMI") between 35 and 40 with other related medical problems. Included in this category are patients with high-risk conditions such as life-threatening cardiopulmonary problems or severe diabetes mellitus. Other possible surgical indications for patients in this BMI range are obesity-induced physical problems that interfere with lifestyle such as joint diseases and body size problems that preclude or severely interfere with employment, family function and ambulation.

 
For more information on whether the Lap-Band may be right for you, visit "Am I a Candidate?"  However, final determination of your eligibility for the procedure will be determined by the DayOne medical team on an individual case basis.