Weight Loss Surgery The Magic Bullet

 
Weight loss surgery just might be the magic bullet that kills you. Thin is in and with a quick snip, you could be on your way to losing all the weight you wish to lose.
According to the National Institutes of Health one must be 80 pounds overweight for women and 100 pounds overweight for men to qualify for a Lap-Band procedure (a surgeon puts a noose around the top part of your stomach).  If you have a medical condition that puts your health at higher risk you can qualify for the surgery at a lower weight. Truth is you do not really go under the knife with the and there is a 10% less risk for mortality than if you go gastric bypass route.
However, the most risky part of any surgery is going under general anesthesia (both gastric bypass and use general anesthesia). You also must ensure that your doctor is great at weight loss surgery or you’ll suffer the consequences.
You should know that despite less risk, people can still die from Lap-Band, http://articles.latimes.com/2011/feb/10/business/la-fi-lap-band-20110211, http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1205527/Tragic-mother-died-having-gastric-band-fitted-shield-daughter-bullies.html,  so if you are considering tampering with your internal organs as a way to lose weight, please be an educated consumer and get all the facts, http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/007388.htm, make sure your doctor is qualified to perform the surgery and find out his/her record of outcomes after performing the surgery.
Surgery may change your life for the better but the decision is yours, you have to be willing to gamble your life. Some people live better lives and are healthier and others are not so fortunate.