Hi, well im a teen 15 almost 16, thats been going through the process of gastric sleeve surgery since may of 2011, and ive done every thing but the surgery, my insurance is tricare and blue cross but they both denied it a couple of times. so i came across dr. alverez and read he does surgery anybody over 14 so that good but i would like more info about your experince.., everything. Dr. Alverez is not the only doctor ive heard about so anyone good you know of please let me know.im only a teen so there is some thing i dont understaand about insurance, so if you were to have the surgery done by dr. alverez do you have to be approved by your insurance or is it out of pocket. iver herad of dr. kelly and a few others so yea like i said let me know. sorry for incorrect spelling hahha. oh, by the way im currenlty 280. thanks everybody !

Your parent or guardian will have to sign a consent to your surgery and accompany you no matter where you have it. If you go outside the US, you pay out of pocket. My surgery was done by Dr. Aceves in Mexicali, Mexico but I don't know if he operates on adolescents. You will probably have to contact each surgeon you are interested in and ask them directly.

ofcrouse you can, ive had it when im 15 years old and half and now im 16 , i was so over weighted i was about 310 lbs,it's better to do it in this early age, good luck.

Hey there! You are so young but you know I feel if your weight is out of control now, it's a good thing to fix it if you can before you get older. Dr. Alvarez does do surgery on teens but you might have to pay for it with your own money. Ask your parents to call Dr. Alvarez's office or email him. He has a channel on youtube under endobariatric and even did the surgery on his 12 year old niece! She has lost a lot of weight and looks happy! I think it would be a good choice to explore this surgery as long as your parents are ok with it.