Of course there are anaesthetic contraindications, regarding those patients with extreme obesity or cardio-respiratory problems, anaesthetists don’t recommend them any type of anaesthetic for any operation because of the high risk. These patients must undergo prior treatments in order to improve their respiratory capacity and then they would be candidate for surgery.

Also there can be psychiatric contraindications and it must be the psychiatry specialist who points out the recommendations and conditions of treatment according to the degree and characteristics of the associated psychiatric disorder.

The drug addiction and alcoholism are generally considered as contraindications for Obesity Surgery. For more information you should consult the Useful Clinical Guide for the Obesity treatment.