Obesity is a chronic, complex and multifaceted disease that can be prevented. It is a process that usually begins in childhood and adolescence, which is set by an imbalance between energy intake and energy expenditure and significantly affects the health of obese people. Therefore it is very relevant to address this problem in adolescents..
Obese adolescents can develop serious medical problems like diabetes and heart disease, and generally suffer from these diseases in adulthood. Adolescents who are obese are at greater risk of developing type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome, high blood pressure, asthma and other respiratory problems, sleep disorders, liver disease, early puberty and menstruation, eating disorders and skin infections. Social and emotional factors can also affect adolescents due to being overweight and have suffered problems such as:
Surgery may be safe and very useful if a teen has severe obesity and cannot lose weight using other methods.
At LIMARP, we have extensive experience in the surgical treatment of obese adolescents, working with various pediatric specialists in the city to handle these special cases.
