An Indiana news affiliate recently ran a story about the age factor in weight-loss surgery.
The story chronicles the persistent weight problems of a 17-year-old girl, and her ultimate decision to undergo bariatric weight-loss surgery. Specifically, the patient in this story underwent LAP-BAND surgery to reduce her stomach capacity (and lose weight as a result).
An excerpt:
Still, at first, Dr. Sloan was hesitant to perform surgery on such a young patient, but soon, changed his mind. “She was very mature, she had a great desire to have great weight loss with the Lap-Band and her mother was very supportive,” says Dr. Sloan.
There is also a video file that goes with this story. Read the full story here.