MedPage Today, 19th November 2009

Obesity is a serious problem nowadays. Wrong diet and lack of exercise mean it becomes even more frequent and concerns not only adults but also children and adolescents. In the past, only adult patients were eligible for bartiatic surgery but the severity of obesity has increased so much that now even young patients can have this possibility.

Children with body mass of over 50 kg/m2 and the ones with BMI of over 40 kg.m2 and serious comorbidities qualify for weight-loss surgery.
Latest studies carried out by Holly Ippisch, MD of Cinnati Children.s Hospital, show that weight-loss surgery helped teenagers to lose weight and to improve their health.

WLS Support, 9th November 2009

Patients who underwent weight-loss surgery are successful as they said “Stop� to obesity but it’s only one step in the long process of weight-loss. The main thing they have to remember is that nothing is going to be the same after the procedure. They have to change the style of life and introduce a healthy diet.

WLS Support, 9th November 2009

Patients who underwent weight-loss surgery are successful as they said “Stop� to obesity but it’s only one step in the long process of weight-loss. The main thing they have to remember is that nothing is going to be the same after the procedure. They have to change the style of life and introduce a healthy diet.

India Business Blog, 4th November 2009

Morbidly obese children and teenagers might seek help in lap band surgery to lose weight and improve their health.
There was a study which involved 50 adolescents aged 14-17. They all had lap band surgery or laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding. Those procedures turned out to improve their glucose metabolism which resulted in reducing the patients’ risk of developing insulin resistance. Another good news was that their bone mineral density was not impacted by the surgery. It means that the weight-loss procedure did not affect bone growth.