Monica, Hi, my name is Lap. I've researched the surgery for over a year before I finally decided to undergo. Generally, most surgeons will NOT operate on anyone under 16 years of age. In my personal opinion, I feel THAT may even be too young. This life changing operation will improve his health, but as a 13 year old child, he will not be able to grasp the psychological, emotional, and physical changes that will occur. I am nearly 24 years of age, as mature as a 30 year old, and still find that there are some things that come along with the surgery, that I was not fully prepared for. Alot of people feel this surgery is just a quick fix. Plop under the knife and your cured. No. There are alot of psychological issues that us overweight folk carry around on our shoulders. Your son will still need to battle those problems. Not only that, but he will be going through the odd years of his life, puberty and all that, as well as dealing with the onslaught of issues that the surgery will bring on him. I would definitely recommend another route for him in the meantime. Some people twice my age still can't handle all that comes along with the surgery.

I'm so excited for you you've gotten your appt quicker than I got my initial consultation with Dr Kini Everything will be fine and keep everyone updated

yeah the skin is bad grrrr i'm 23 and had surgery on dec 30 2004..i don't really care about anywhere else except my arms.( even though i could use PS everywhere ).i feel like i have to wear long sleeves in the summer still..i mean i don't but i probably should..i've lost 130 pounds already so i think it depends on how fast you gained then lost..

you need to scroll down to the end of someones profile and click on where you want to email the obesityhelp.com volunteers and one of them will help you with your page....hope this helps..

Hey ...nice page... one question... where can I get someone to help fix mine ?