The two-year boy - the youngest patient who underwent surgery for weight reduction

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Year-old boy from Saudi Arabia holds the record - he became the youngest person subjected to surgery to reduce weight. He had to reduce the stomach as the boy weighed 34 kg and had because of this serious health problem.





The boy's parents, of course, have tried other methods of weight loss of his son. At the age of 14 months, the child weighed 21 kg, and all attempts to control the growth of its weight proved futile.





The boy suffers from obstructive sleep apnea, and the curvature of the legs. Doctors have decided that it is necessary to resort to bariartricheskoy stomach reduction surgery, as well as remove excess fat from the abdomen - after the operation the boy has lost about 15% of its weight, and, in the end, managed to normalize weight. However, some doctors believe that it may in the future lead to a vitamin deficiency.

via factroom.ru