Weight Loss Models

Admin | December 10, 2011 | Comments Off

Weight Loss Models

Weight Loss Models

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 surgery

One 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 surgery

According 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 surgery

The 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.