Obesity is not exclusive to adults. Every day more and more children are finding risk for overweight and obesity. As childhood obesity becomes a growing problem, Bariatric surgery is one alternative.
Co-Morbidities (obesity-related health problems)
TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS (T2DM)
OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE RISKS
PREDICTOR OF METABOLIC SYNDROME
QUALITY OF LIFE
DEPRESSION
EATING DISORDERS
How Do We Treat Childhood Obesity?
Treating childhood obesity is similar to treating obesity in adults. Various treatments are available for treating childhood obesity, such as behavioural and lifestyle modification, pharmacotherapy and bariatric (weight-loss) surgery
What is bariatric surgery?
Through five small holes in the belly, doctors staple the stomach shut, reducing the size of it by about 90%.
Types of bariatric surgery
Gastric bypass:
Adolescent population have demonstrated equivalent safely and efficacy in the RYGB
Adjustable gastric banding:
Effective and attractive treatment option in carefully selected patients, because AGB offers an excellent safety profile and lower risk of post-operative vitamin deficiencies
What is the success rate?
Researchers found weight reduction of 27 % three years after surgery. They also found significant quality of life
Risks and outcomes
improvements and reduction of obesity-related conditions.
Risks and outcomes
· Psychosocial risks
Improvement in depression, eating disturbances, and quality of life after weight loss are induced by bariatric surgery
· Nutritional risks
Low levels of iron, vitamin B12, vitamin D, and calcium are common problems after RYGB
· Pseudotumor Cerebri
Increased pressure inside the skull and symptoms can include headache, visual changes, ringing in the ears, nausea and vomiting.
· Pregnancy risks
Recent investigation has reported a two fold increase in pregnancy in adolescent bariatric patient’s .Female adolescents should be informed about increased fertility after weight loss and that pregnancy during the first 18 months after bariatric surgery has possible risks.
Some people think this is the easy way out. There is nothing easy about surgery and lifelong food quantity restrictions
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Thank you for sharing this information with us, I agree weight loss surgery is not easy for the patient as one has to change mentally and physically for a better tommorrow. Children can really find weight loss surgery helpful, if they are not happy being in the society as they cannot mingle easily with other children.
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