Beneficial Treatment In recent years, obesity has been a major threat to life whether in young age or in the long run of adult. Overweight children are less prepared to take their place in society. Should parents of extremely obese children be more concerned about helping their obese children to avoid vicious cycle of obesity that will force them into bigger societal challenges in their adulthood if their children remain obese? Drs. Joseph F. Capella and Rafael F. Capella state that “it is theorized that obesity will persist into adulthood in nearly 100% of these extremely obese individuals” (“Bariatric Surgery in Adolescence is this the Best age to Operate”). Once obese children meet the criteria of weight loss-surgery which are to
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Those obese children who have the surgery no longer will be prone to crying when they look at themselves in the mirror because they are no longer ashamed of their weight condition. When obese children have hope that their lives will improve, they become happy. Happy children have interest in normal activities without fear of bullying, so they start playing outside, making friends with other children more easily. These factors can contribute to the buildup of self-confidence because young children’s self-esteem is bolstered by their friends’ opinions. For example, Rhonda Hamilton explains that when she met with a patient’s mother, the mother told her how bariatric surgery offered a great opportunity for her overweight daughter to find a new self. The mother added,” She’s doing great, now. The kids at her new school don’t even know she’s had the surgery. She looks like a princess” (99). Indeed, bariatric surgery can change how obese children think about themselves, helping them become more optimistic about their futures due to their heightened confidence. Additionally, these kids become less likely to be isolated as they were before the surgery. According to Michael Sarr, a bariatric surgeon at the Mayo Clinic,” The elephant in the closet is social ostracism and social isolation, they’re made fun of. They’re excluded from things” (“qtd “). Therefore, bariatric surgery is one of the most appropriate approaches that will help obese children become more likely to be involved in the society as productive kids because of their
Those obese children who have the surgery no longer will be prone to crying when they look at themselves in the mirror because they are no longer ashamed of their weight condition. When obese children have hope that their lives will improve, they become happy. Happy children have interest in normal activities without fear of bullying, so they start playing outside, making friends with other children more easily. These factors can contribute to the buildup of self-confidence because young children’s self-esteem is bolstered by their friends’ opinions. For example, Rhonda Hamilton explains that when she met with a patient’s mother, the mother told her how bariatric surgery offered a great opportunity for her overweight daughter to find a new self. The mother added,” She’s doing great, now. The kids at her new school don’t even know she’s had the surgery. She looks like a princess” (99). Indeed, bariatric surgery can change how obese children think about themselves, helping them become more optimistic about their futures due to their heightened confidence. Additionally, these kids become less likely to be isolated as they were before the surgery. According to Michael Sarr, a bariatric surgeon at the Mayo Clinic,” The elephant in the closet is social ostracism and social isolation, they’re made fun of. They’re excluded from things” (“qtd “). Therefore, bariatric surgery is one of the most appropriate approaches that will help obese children become more likely to be involved in the society as productive kids because of their