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Will doctors do surgery on underweight patients?

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Depends: Yes if it is a necessary surgery, but weight itself is seldom a factor in surgery decision making, as many other factors may be more important such as heart ; lung status, overall health, etc.

Dr Fowler agreed

Answered 10/3/2013

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