12 Year Old Girl gets Liposuction

I have no comments, it is sick...12 years old can easy lose weight..no liposuction needed...

It's true that everyone has a different body type, and that some can lose weight, while others cannot do it quite so easily. It's one of those circumstances where I have to hear the story before passing judgement. Do I think it is acceptable in extreme circumstances? Yes I do. Do I think it is a good exucse to not exercise or eat well? No I do not.

If my child suffered from extreme weight problems then yes I would let them get it done.

How do her parents permit that?

No way!! Are you serious??? A 12 year old getting liposuction??? Oh my dear mother of red world!!! *bashes head on wall* That is just too much for my brain to understand. Damn that is wrong in my opinion.

I cannot believe the amount of people that OPT for sugery. To me having surgery puts yourself in possible risk of several things that could go wrong. I just can't see it. As for this type of surgery for such a young person? I don't think I would take this route if I was the parent. I would first try everything to help the child and when he/she is of age....allow them to draw their own conclusions...

why not to a children?surgreries are made for every body .I f some one desires to have some change in them or some thing must be chanbgged ,they can have surgery.theresnt any case of what the age should .leave two or three year old children.

I don't approve of it at any age, especially a child. It's better to learn proper eating and exercise. That proceedure isn't always safe.

My child would have to be in danger of dying from obesity before I would consider this type surgery. I have seen it performed on TV and it looks very painful for the recovery. The incisions are small but they are very rough when performing the procedure so the recovery I imagine is sore for days!

Doesn't liposuction have risks that come with it? Liposuction was probably the last resort of the girl's family. They are too brave to make her undergo the surgery, it's really hard to imagine a girl doing it but it's understandable. They are horrible people in the world that prey of obese or fat people, that must be the reason. Still I can't understand why the other methods didn't work on her. Her digestive system must be really slow in digesting food.

Shoo! I'd be so quick to judge if not reading the article 1st. I guess in extreme cases only and only once other methods have been tried i guess one could see it as a last resort. Not something i'm very keen on but i guess if one is desperate and this is a possibility, then by all means.

I cannot understand a child having this done at 12. Both my kids at 12 had puppy fat and I thought they may be gaining too much weight. However, within a year the fat had gone as they grew and went through puberty. Kids need this fat as they are developing and if they are extremely obese, then the parents should take control of what foods are in their cupboards. Giving lipsuction at such a young age is not really dealing with the problem. If when the child gets older and the problem is still there I see no problem in it. But I personally feel 12 is too young.

I hate to say it, but I think there are probably situations where it's okay for this to happen. I remember a kid I went to school with when I was younger who had weight problems because of a dysfunctional organ...can't remember which one...but he was made fun of all of his life, and I can't imagine that humiliation. But I think what upsets me the most about all of this is just the fact that self-image has gotten so out of hand. There's no room for people to be beautiful when they have a large frame or large body size - they way they were created is no longer good enough for society and that's so depressing in my opinion. I wish there was some way to simply change the way society views people. Of course, America seems to be the largest country with the over-weight epidemic...and sadly enough I fall into that category - and it really does affect my self-esteem...but that's another post for another time :).

That kinda scares me. What happened to good old excercise. I dont think that I would allow it with my own children. But could understand a parents frustration with their childrens struggles. They must be some kind of side effects in that young of a child. I dont know. It would probably depend on the situation for me. But I think other ways should probably come before the decision of Liposuction.

that is out of control

I can't even imagine why a 12 year old would be getting liposuction-even if obesity was a problem. Some kids grow up and out of adolescence without the earlier childhood weight. I know that some do not, and tend to stay heavy or get bigger, but a 12 year old girl still has some growing to do. WHat will happen when she develops into an actual woman? Even skinny teens tend to get some weight when they finish growing

and there are so many younger people out there now getting the gastric bypass surgeries too i'm not sure where to draw the line i guess it's a matter of personal choice

i think it is totally crazyyyyyy if u ask me.a 12 year old is still growing.they should bring there child to a nutritionist or something .letting them get liposuction is a bit extreme.also lipo is not going to last forver its just a quick fix.

omg.. that is out of control

Kids can definitely be cruel, especially when it comes to weight. I don't like the idea of liposuction as a solution though. Any surgery can be dangerous, and I'm concerned about what liposuction can do to a growing body. I know there are some safer procedures like the lap band. It's safer than gastric bypass; it just involves putting a band around the opening of the stomach to make it smaller. It can be adjusted as needed. Again, I'm not sure if this is something that would be good for kids, but I think it would be safer than liposuction. I would definitely try everything else first (just as with an adult) and work with a doctor on a diet and exercise program, and make sure the kid doesn't have some rare metabolic disorder that might require medication.