11-year-old Gastric Sleeve Patient (Testimonial for Weight Loss Surgery)

http://www.endobariatric.com Sonia who is 11 years of age talks about her experience after 24 hours of having the Gastric Sleeve procedure with Dr. Alvarez As we see the obesity epidemic on the rise also affecting our children and our teenagers, weight loss surgery has certainly become an option for them too.

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• gastric
• sleeve
• vertical
• gastrectomy
• teen
• child
• obesity
• obese
• weight
• loss
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• endobariatric
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• alvarez

[simon45916]

omg she must be the youngest patient to have this surgery

[Endobariatric]

@simon45916 Actually Simon she's the second youngest. The youngest patient is a 10-year-old boy from India. Thanks for your comments!

regards,

Dr. Alvarez

[mamadaley]

Good for you Dr. A. You have probably changed her life!!



[Endobariatric]

@mamadaley Thanks CC! I think she will do amazing. With careful consideration for surgery and with nutritionists, psychologist, etc on board she'll do great! Thanks for visiting our channel here on YouTube as well as Facebook!

[Endobariatric]

Hi Kris! Yes it will sure be interesting to see her progress so stay in touch. I will soon upload a video with a before and after on a 12-year-old patient who had the Gastric Sleeve too but she is one year out. It will include before and after pics. It sure helped her tremendously with the way she behaved in school, started doing better with grades, actually started making new friends, etc. School kids can be so mean with obese children that it does make an impact psychologically.

[f3atlast]

Your a brave young lady I had a Gastric sleeve 6 weeks ago and am still sulking no doubt I shall improve God bless you young lady

[mamadaley]

I know that you gave it great thought and consideration before hand, so I am sure that she has an amazing support system in place! Such a pretty girl!!

[IamKris411]

I would be curious to see her progress - as time goes on. I have to say that I was surprised to see someone so young. But this is a step in the right direction, for her future... she wont have to go through her teenage years dealing with being morbidly obese and the stress it would have on her body... and since she's so young - her body will have a really good chance of bouncing back. I wish her all the very best for a successful future with her sleeve.