What are the criteria for selecting surgery for treatment of obesity in adolescents?
What will be an ideal response?
The use of surgery to treat severe obesity in adults has created interest in its use for adolescents. Limited research shows that after surgery extremely obese adolescents lose significant weight and experience improvements in type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular risk factors. The selection criteria for surgery to treat obesity in adolescents are based on recommendations of a panel of pediatricians and surgeons, and include the following:
Physically mature
BMI >40 or BMI>35 with significant weight-related health problems
Failure in a formal, 6-month weight-loss program
Capable of adhering to the long-term lifestyle changes required after surgery
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