Face-to-face consultation

• limited mobility

• age over 65 years

• gastroesophageal ulcer, varicose veins

• preliminary surgeries of the stomach and esophagus

• Crohn's disease

• portal hypertension

• liver cirrhosis

• prior pulmonary embolism or lung diseases requiring oxygen treatment

Having considered this, we will decide together which surgery is the most suitable for you.

Where to find us for consultation?

STEPS Budapest Center, 1095 Budapest, Soroksári út 44.

Westend Medical Practice, 6 Bendall Mews, London, NW16SN

Face-to-face consultation

The face-to-face consultation is the surgical examination before the planned operation, during which we review the patient's medical history, associated diseases and discuss the surgical options. Duration: 30-40 minutes. Before the telephone and subsequent personal consultation, prospective patients must be made aware of the following:

Weight loss surgery can be performed if:

• body mass index (BMI)>40, or BMI>35 and an associated disease is present

• the patient is willing to change their lifestyle 

• the patient is between 18 and 65 years old

Reasons for exclusion:

• psychiatric diseases, psychosis

• alcohol, medication or drug addiction in the last 12 months

• pregnancy

• diseases with limited life expectancy

• complex internal medicine and metabolic diseases, which result in a significant surgical risk

​Weight loss surgery requires careful consideration in the following cases: