Adolescent Bariatric Weight Loss Surgery
Meet the Care Team
Patient Stories
Katie's physical, emotional and mental health improve after weight loss surgery
Katie is a creative 16-year-old who enjoys writing short stories and going to concerts. She's on the yearbook staff at school and spends most Friday nights under the lights capturing photos of her peers at football games and other school functions. As a single-leg amputee, she looks a bit different than her classmates, but if there's one thing that defines Katie, it's her independent spirit and refusal to let life's challenges keep her down.
Conditions We Treat
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Our multidisciplinary team
We provide a comprehensive management strategy for adolescents and teenagers who are obese. Each patient is managed by a multidisciplinary team that is experienced in the metabolic and psychological needs for patients and their families. The team includes:
Bariatric Surgeon
Endocrinologist
Physician Assistant
Psychologist
Registered Dietitian
Social Worker
Recommending surgery
Surgical intervention is proven to lead to substantial weight loss in adolescents. When combined with lifestyle changes, bariatric surgery helps obese adolescents reach a healthier weight, increase self-esteem and reduce the likelihood of chronic disease. Our criteria for surgical treatment follow the national guidelines.
Proven results
More effective for losing weight than diet and exercise alone
Helps resolve medical problems including high blood pressure, high cholesterol, type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome
Improves physical functioning, overall general health and self-esteem
Offers a greater chance of reversing the effects of obesity, further prevention long-term issues
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Childhood obesity is a complex problem that increases the chances of children becoming overweight or obese as adults. It is a serious illness with serious side effects on physical, psychological and behavioral health including chronic conditions such as diabetes, high blood pressure, liver disease, heart disease and depression.
The Children’s Health Bariatric Surgical Center works with adolescents and their families to address the problem of obesity. We identify candidates for weight loss surgery and provide the surgical, medical, nutritional, emotional and social support necessary for adolescents.