We want to give you the best chance for a healthier life. If you are thinking about having weight loss surgery through HealthEast Bariatric Care, you need to:

• Be approximately 100 pounds above your ideal weight with body mass index (BMI) of 40 or more

• Have a BMI of between 35 and 39.9 with serious health problems that may be improved with surgery - calculate your BMI here

• Be healthy enough to have surgery

• Stop smoking

• Be informed about the surgery, including risks, benefits, uncertainties and post-operative expectations and expected lifestyle changes

• Have a strong support system

• Be psychologically stable

• Be committed to a healthy lifestyle that includes taking the required nutritional supplements

• Agree to have long-term follow up

• Not become pregnant for one to two years after surgery

• Understand that weight loss surgery is only a tool that you have to use properly every day in order to have long term success