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Should a Child Have Weight Loss Surgery?
By Cindy | August 18, 2007
Wow, I was totally blown away the other day when I seen the News!
A 5′5, 220 pound 12 year old girl had liposuction and a tummy tuck. Then when she gained about half the weight back, her parents took her to Mexico to have a lap banding surgery.
The parents didn’t want to wade through all the so called red tape that American doctors have you go through before performing the surgery. Red tape? Could it possibly be for the sake of mental and physical health?
To look at this girl, it appears that she is big boned. I mention this because I know people whom have had the surgery, and doctors usually want you to be one hundred pounds overweight before undergoing the surgery. I’m thinking she weighed maybe 190 and should be about 140.
The Mom said that the girl had been on diets since the age of three. Mom believed her daughters weight problem was heredity.
You can see pictures and read the story at ABC News.
Now I’m far from being an expert … but it seems to me, like the American doctors would have had to rule out thyroid and other medical problems that would have caused the weight gain.
Yeah, I know that our children are getting heavier … but shouldn’t we be encouraging them to eat right and exercise?
When I started high school, I was 5′2″ and weighed 195 pounds. I was a little roly-poly that constantly got teased I didn’t like being fat in high school. I wanted the boys to look at me, so I went on a diet.
My Mom, bless her heart cooked me a special breakfast and dinner. For lunch I always had Figurines (I think they were the first meal replacement bars). My skinny friend came to my house every day and exercises with me ….
Wouldn’t you know it, within 6 months I weighed 115 pounds
It’s amazing what good nutrition and exercise can do for an obese child. They usually have an easier time getting their metabolism on track than adults do.
So let me know what you think ….
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