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Treating adolescents

Teens with severe obesity due to complex medical conditions can be approved for laparoscopic band surgery, which is more easily reversible than gastric bypass surgery.

Patients will work with a medical team including doctors, a nurse practitioner, a dietitian, a psychologist and an exercise therapist. The hospital notes that severe obesity is difficult enough for teens to deal with, but the situation is even tougher when it's complicated by another serious medical condition.

A study published in the journal Pediatrics suggested that bariatric surgery could be considered for adolescents but only under very strict conditions.

As with any major surgery, there is a small chance you could die while undergoing gastric bypass surgery. The risk is estimated at one death for every 200 or 300 surgeries. The risk varies according to the patient's age and overall health.

Other risks include: · Blood clots in the legs for extremely overweight people. · Leaking at one of the staple lines in the stomach (treated with antibiotics). · Weakness in the incision. Most gastric bypass procedures can now be done laparoscopically, using a small opening which reduces the risk of incision complications. · Dumping syndrome, in which the contents of the stomach pass too quickly through the small intestine, causing nausea, dizziness and vomiting. · Intolerance to certain foods. · Gallstones.