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The Risks of Weight Loss SurgeryGastic Bypass Procedures Increasing for Teens and Adults
Obesity surgery is more common every year, even though research reveals the risks of weight loss surgery for patients. Even liposuction can be risky.
Though the risks of weight loss surgery are publicized, obesity surgery is becoming increasingly popular. Some experts say the number of children undergoing weight loss surgery in the US has tripled in recent years. Cosmetic plastic surgery and obesity surgery may be less risky in teens than adults, according to recent research. Even so, the risks of weight loss surgery can be fatal. Teens heal faster from obesity surgeryOne study found that children and teens are hospitalized for shorter periods of time than adults after obesity surgeries, and they don't die as often as adults. In fact, not one child died during obesity surgery – as compared to 212 adult deaths from obesity surgeries in the hospital. The risks of weight loss surgery in adults is fairly significant, according to this study. A different study found that teens do suffer from risks during weight loss surgery. This study, conducted by Dr. Randall Burd of Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, suggests that the risks outweigh the benefits of cosmetic plastic surgery or obesity surgery for children. Reasons for other types of cosmetic plastic surgeryAccording to Bliss magazine, 40% of teens consider cosmetic plastic surgery. How many consider obesity surgery was not indicated. Only 8% of teens are happy with their bodies as they are; 25% say they have an eating disorder. Girls are unhappy with their weight and appearance – and seem to be getting unhappier every year. The pressure to be perfect increases all the time, which contributes to the rising rate of obesity surgery. Patients may not be considering the risks of obesity surgery. This pressure to be perfect comes from the media: movies, magazine models, tv shows, pop singers – any image of perfection and unspeakable beauty can cause women to compare themselves and find themselves lacking. This also contributes to both obesity surgery and cosmetic plastic surgery. The risks of weight loss surgery or cosmetic surgeryThe risks of obesity surgery or even minor cosmetic surgery can be fatal. A New York teen died the night after she underwent a nose job. She wanted the rhinoplasty to smooth out her crooked and bumpy nose, remnants of a car accident about a year before the surgery. A lawsuit is pending against the Park Avenue plastic surgeon. Deaths are not a common side effect of plastic surgery, but most people don't realize what is involved in even the smallest operation. Thus, plastic surgeons (the good ones) spend a great deal of time counseling their patients and ensuring that they're having cosmetic plastic surgery or obesity surgery for the right reasons. The risks of weight loss surgery aren't always worth the benefits. Obesity surgery versus accepting yourself for who you areAccepting yourself and being proud of your individuality and appearance seems less and less popular all the time -- and obesity surgery is more popular! We want to be accepted, and it seems that acceptance comes only to those who are perfectly beautiful, thin, and confident. Accepting yourself definitely reduces the risks of weight loss surgery! Minimizing the risks of weight loss surgery:If you're considering weight loss surgery, make sure you understand the risks and complications that are involved. Listen to your plastic surgeon carefully, and talk to someone you trust about your decision to have obesity surgery. Do your research about gastric bypass procedures; talk to other patients of possible. The more you minimize the risks of weight loss surgery, the more comfortable you'll feel. If you found The Risks of Weight Loss Surgery interesting, you may enjoy:
The copyright of the article The Risks of Weight Loss Surgery in Psychology is owned by Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen. Permission to republish The Risks of Weight Loss Surgery in print or online must be granted by the author in writing.
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