However, before you sign on the dotted line and allow your child to undergo a lapband surgery procedure, you should ask yourself if this is indeed the only method left to combat obesity. You must consider how the surgery will affect the child’s lifestyle because once the surgery is done, the child’s eating habits will have to change dramatically. You can’t monitor your child eating while at school, it would be very difficult, but probably not impossible. So your vigilance and attention will be necessary whether you plan to change your child’s diet with or without lap band surgery.

It is wise to consult a dietitian and/or your family doctor to assess your child’s condition. If possible, do try to incorporate ample exercise coupled with good healthy food in your child’s daily habits to reduce his weight. If this is something you’ve already tried, then maybe considering lap band surgery is your next step.