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Im 28 hispanic male 5'9 n weigh 350, is there any program or insurance that can help me get the lap band or gastric bypass surgery?

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Start investigating: First place to start is with your insurance company as many will pay for bariatric surgery if you meet their established criteria. Second is to start investigating the surgeons that do the procedure. Get recommendations and referrals from others that have gone through the surgery. Lastly, start an exercise routine now that you will commit to continuing after the surgery.

Answered 2/4/2016

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Yes: Your current bmi is 51.1. This places you in the super, morbidly obese category. A gastric bypass or gastric sleeve would be a much better option than a gastric band in optimizing your weight loss. Find a surgical weight loss seminar somewhere near you. These seminars will discuss the various procedures available as well as insurance criteria and even finance options if you don't have insurance.

Answered 5/3/2015

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WLSFA is one option : Weight loss surgery foundation of america is the only resource i know that works to get coverage for needy people. They are scattered around country. Good luck.

Answered 7/20/2012

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Dr. Scott Welle answered

Specializes in Bariatrics

Yes: Most insurances, including medicare and medicaid cover the surgeries. There are also several medical loan companies that finance the surgeries.

Answered 7/8/2012

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Yes: Most insurance cover weight loss surgery.

Answered 9/24/2012

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