Surgeons In South Carolina

Does anyone know is there are any surgeons in South Carolina that will do RNY or LapBand on a teenager?  I have a neice that is 15 soon will be 16 that weighs close to if not 300lbs.  She has been under a physicians care diet for about 6 months now but does not seem to be loosing much weight.  Her mother called some surgeons today and the staff at their office said it would be hard to find anyone to do this kind of sugery on a teen here in SC.  So if anyone knows of any surgeons in SC please let me know so I can forward this information to them.  I really feel Kalynn is severly depressed due to her weight and she goes through so much at school with friends.  I wish I could cast a bit of magic and make everything ok for her but we live in the real world and things dont always go the way we wish.  I love her very much and hate seeing her hurting especially at such a young age.  Brings back alot of memories for me. 

I dont know any in South Carolina. I live in North Carolina, but when I was 16 I was trying to get my gastric bypass, but no one would do it until I was 18. There is a surgeon in Richmond,Va that will. I was going to go their but then my insurance would not pay for it. So, I am 18 now and I just got my gastric bypass November 20th. Good luck!

My neice is such a beautiful young girl and she has battled the bulge her whole life however short that has been.  Since reaching high school she has only stuggled more.  Young people can be so judgemental.  I love her so much and being obese myself I can so relate to her pain.  I am only beginning my journey now and could have only wished to have been able to done something about it when I was much younger.  I wanted to thank you for your reply.  Good luck and much success on your surgery.  God Bless you.

Try finding a lapband dr instead.  it is a lot less risky and adjustable ( good for those who are still growing)  any q's message me.  Also look towards mexico I went this route

Hi LovieMadison,

You might try contacting Dr. Mike Helmrath at UNC. He is the closest pediatric bariatric surgeon that I am aware of. I know he recently relocated from Houston to UNC so will be establishing an adolescent program there, and really does take care of all the teen issues. If you need contact information, I am happy to provide it.

Warmest regards,

Tom Inge
Forum Leader

Dr heider in morrisville NC and musc in charlston,SC Dr Brynes my daughter is 17 and has been to both due to insurance we are having a revision from lap-band to sleeve in mexico  for 6,500 on july 5th I worked many hrs to save this money but the lap-band has a pin hole in it and on its 2nd slip so were getting rid of that.. She had her 1st surgery at age 13 at 300lbs .. Every dime has been worth my daughters smiles when she got into her 1st pair of size 10 jeans..from a size 22