‘Honey Boo Boo’ weight loss surgery: ‘Dangers’ bring no ‘easy fix’, experts say

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undergo a life-saving surgery once she turns 17 on Aug. 28.Soon after her b-day, she will be jetting off to New York City to receive a suture sculpt endoscopic sleeve from weight loss doctor Steven Batash.The suture sculpt endoscopic sleeve (ESG) is a non-surgical outpatient procedure where doctors sew up 70-80% of one’s stomach.

This sensation allows the body to reach fullness quicker, thus resulting in weight loss.However, the TLC personality’s young age has left people wondering if the surgery is the right route to go.The Post spoke to Dr.

David Buchin, MD of Long Island Obesity Surgery if weight loss procedures are the safest way to go for teens who struggle with health issues.“If they are considered morbidly obese, it’s really the best way for young people who fall into this bracket to lose weight,” he said.As for the “potential dangers” of the method, they are “mostly behavioral and psychological.”“When you are a teen or a child, you don’t feed yourself, but rather your nutritional decisions are made by families,” he added, noting that getting any major life-altering surgery requires lifestyle changes “to be embraced by the patient and also their families.”Since many younger patients struggle with diabetes or high blood pressure, weight loss surgery can help drop these co-morbidities, the doctor explained.“Their lives become longer, and their quality of life becomes better, because teens and children who are morbidly obese can not always do the same things that their peers can do,” Dr.

Buchin said. “The quality of life improvement is drastic, and they can do so much more with their lives.” Thompson allegedly weighs about 275 pounds and is looking to slim down to 150 after several diets didn’t work out for her.Her.