I am 13 years old and really unhappy with my weight

by Anonymous
(USA)

I am 13 years old and am really unhappy with my weight. I do not get made fun of but I am extremely uncomfortable with my size and I never wear what I want to because I'm not comfortable with my look. All my friends are pretty thin and sometimes I just feel like I don't fit in. I really want weight loss surgery but this website says you should be at least 15 but I've read elsewhere that you can be 13 or older.

I really don't know what to do because I've tried to lose weight for like the past 2 or 3 years and its not working and I really want to be thin but I just don't know how it will happen.

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I am 13 years old and really unhappy with my weight

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Apr 13, 2010
 It depends on your bariatric surgeon
by: Anonymous

It depends on the bariatric surgeon that you choose. I have not personally known any doctor who has done any type of weight loss surgery on someone as young as 13 years old, but you never know.

Your body is still growing and you are going through many hormonal changes too. They would rather you uses some nutrition education, diet modification and exercise to lose weight when you are that young. I know it's hard, but that is what you would have to do after the surgery in order to lose the pounds and keep them off too. The gastric bypass and lap band are not miracle weight loss procedures, they just help you to do it for yourself.

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