Lap Band Surgery For Teenagers 

If there is an ideal procedure for adolescents looking to control their weight, the Lap Band is it! The fastest growing group of obese people in the U. S. is teenagers! The Lap Band has been used to safely and successfully to control obesity in teenagers. The teenage years are often filled with issues of self-esteem and peer pressure without adding to it the shame and isolation obesity causes.

Teenagers struggling with obesity are handicapped to live and learn a normal life. A thorough evaluation of the patient is necessary, including an interview with the parents. The teenager needs to understand the procedure and how it works. Psychological, nutritional and pre-operative assessments are performed prior to surgery. Surgery is, as always, performed under the strictest guidelines for safety.