With Parents' Approval, More Overweight Youth Undergoing Weight Loss Surgery
By Jane St. Clair
The number of children, adolescents and teenagers who are having surgery for obesity continues to increase, even though there are very few scientific studies that document either the safety or the long-term effectiveness of these procedures.
Few patients have been followed for more than two years after their operations, and the studies that have been done on gastric banding found that teenagers and children tend to lose a lot of weight very quickly, and then level off at above normal weights.
- One problem is that people undergoing stomach surgery for obesity need to follow dietary rules and undergo counseling.
- Patients must understand that their stomach and digestive systems will be altered and that they must also change their diets on a permanent basis.
- These rules can be hard for adults to understand and follow, and even more difficult for children under 18 years old.
"If you don't follow the rules after the surgery, you can die," Dr. Mary Brandt, a pediatric surgeon from the Texas Children's Hospital, told the New York Times.
Another problem is that the surgery usually involves putting a band around the stomach to make it smaller. Dr. Brandt explained that this band is a man-made device that carries certain risks and cannot be guaranteed for a lifetime.
"There is no way you can give a 70-year guarantee," she said.
More parents are taking their children to specialists and inquiring about the surgery, which is usually not covered by insurance. Some doctors report seeing patients as young as eight years old.
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