Patients with a BMI over 35 have a 5% chance of success of significantly reducing their weight in the long term through diet, exercise and medication. Surgical procedures have been developed for these patients to help them minimise the amount of food they eat.
Assumption of costs
In accordance with the regulations in force since 1 January 2011 (www.smob.ch), you must meet the following criteria for the costs to be covered by your health insurance:
- BMI over 35 kg/m2
- You are prepared to make extensive changes to your eating habits and to attend outpatient check-ups on a permanent basis
and to increase your exercise to the best of your ability - Two years of recognised weight loss therapy have been unsuccessful (1 year for BMI >50 kg/m2)
The operation may only be performed at a hospital that has an interdisciplinary team with the necessary experience and carries out the treatment in accordance with the currently valid guidelines (www.smob.ch).
Course of treatment
The Claraspital Endocrinology and Nutrition Centre offers assessment and treatment of overweight/obesity. At the University Abdominal Centre Basel Clarunis, you will be informed about possible surgical treatment of morbid obesity during consultation hours.
Treatment is subject to strict quality criteria. The Clarunis site at Claraspital is a reference centre and Claraspital also fulfils the criteria of a European "centre of excellence". Complex elective revision operations are performed exclusively at the Claraspital.
Your GP will register you at one of the centres and you will receive a questionnaire which we ask you to complete and return to us. As soon as this has arrived at the centre, you will receive a request for an initial consultation. The metabolic and nutritional specialists, the dieticians, the psychiatrists or psychologists with experience in eating disorders and the surgeons will be involved in the decision as to whether one of the following operations is suitable for you.
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