Medical & Health
Teen Weight Loss Surgery: How Young Is Too Young?
Submitted by Meghan Vivo on Tue, 05/27/2008 - 22:24.Raechel Arnold, 17, lost an astounding 117 pounds just five months after undergoing gastric bypass surgery. Seventeen-year-old Amanda Munson's diabetes went into remission after losing 40 pounds as a result of surgery. Amanda Baron shared her story of going from a size 20 to a size 12 after bariatric surgery with The Today Show. Clearly, weight loss surgery is changing lives. But what are the long-term effects of operating on teens? How young is too young?
