Let me preface by saying we have done everything we can to help our daughter. Dr.'s, nutritionists, personal trainers etc, since she was 8. Nothing has worked. We think she's beautiful the way she is! This is something she has wanted and been begging us for! She wants to enjoy her teenage years, make friends and enjoy life. She doesn't feel like her physical appearance reflects who she is in the inside and feels like it holds her back. She is very depressed and begging us for surgery. We cannot afford a US doctor. I need to know who you would go to in Mexico if this was your 13 year old. This would be for sleeve.Please I don't need mean or critical comments. Thank you

Thank you for your concern but you have absolutely no idea what you are talking about????

It's like telling someone to keep their drug addicted kid locked in a room so they can't buy drugs. Food is needed to survive and this surgery is a tool that will help her with this addiction. Either you don't suffer from obesity and have no idea what you are talking about or you are obese and simply angry that you are not getting surgery. Because if you had the surgery you would know that simply locking the fridge would be of no help to this situation.

I am an educated professional woman. I had lost control of my weight over the past several years. As a self pay, after extensive research, I chose Dr. Rodriguez and his team of surgeons and had my surgery at the hospital next to the American Consulate in Juarez. Dr. Rod I think lost count at 10,000 bariatric surgeries and travels worldwide to teach surgeons his techniques. Many Surgeons in Mexico were educated in the states and globally in schools such as Stanford and work in new state of the art hospitals. I have a son - and I would take him there if I were in your place. Beliteweight.com. Message me if you'd like more info. Best of luck to you.

Also - there are several videos on YouTube for Dr. Rodriguez performing surgery. I liked his entire team.

I was 221 on the date of surgery 8/11/14 and have lost 25 pounds and feel 100% better. My anxiety over my weight is gone as I know with certainty that my struggle is over and I'll be back to the old me by this time next year. I was a slim teenager and it was hard anyway! I can't imagine the pain of being an overweight teenage female out there today. Ugh.

She stated that her daughter is already scheduled for surgery in two days, so it appears that she has already chosen her doctor.

I started typing a long winded, critical post until i finally realized I could type till I'm blue in the face and it wouldn't make a difference. All I can say is, I would report any parent even considering this to DSS. Shameful.

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I started typing a long winded, critical post until i finally realized I could type till I'm blue in the face and it wouldn't make a difference. All I can say is, I would report any parent even considering this to DSS. Shameful.

SLCMommy, I used Dr. Q as well and am thrilled with my surgery, care, and recovery. Best wishes to your husband and daughter.

Beach guru, there are many adolescent bariatric Centers in the US. As matter fact there are thousands of teenagers getting bariatric surgery every year in the US, and as young as 11. Maybe you should find out who all the parents are and report them. While you are at it call the authorities on the many Dr's who perform them.

She just got out of surgery and doing great. This has been a far better experience than my own which happened to be in the States and at a center of excellence. Bill the patient coordinator was very prompt in answering any question I had. Pick up at airport went smooth and the Dr is very sweet and you can tell he really cares. Thanks for all those who were supportive even if you didn't agree with my decision. By the way tijuana looks like many parts of California and I'm starting to believe that the scary stories I hear about Mexico are all made up by people who have actually never been here. I don't feel unsafe here at all. At night I would but there are places in US you wouldn't want to be out at night either. I guess your always scared of the unknown. Anyway. Good luck and well wishes to all of you

Let me preface by saying we have done everything we can to help our daughter. Dr.'s, nutritionists, personal trainers etc, since she was 8. Nothing has worked. We think she's beautiful the way she is! This is something she has wanted and been begging us for! She wants to enjoy her teenage years, make friends and enjoy life. She doesn't feel like her physical appearance reflects who she is in the inside and feels like it holds her back. She is very depressed and begging us for surgery. We cannot afford a US doctor. I need to know who you would go to in Mexico if this was your 13 year old. This would be for sleeve.Please I don't need mean or critical comments. Thank you

As a nurse i wanted to share a thought.... This is a life altering surgery and children of this age lack the capacity to grasp and understand the many faucets of impact it will have on their entire life. If you sleeve her and she has a complication or even spends childhood having to eat differently and develops issues from that who will she blame as an adult? Are you prepared to handle that or drs acusing u of neglect if she has nutriotional or growth deficits as a result

Let me preface by saying we have done everything we can to help our daughter. Dr.'s, nutritionists, personal trainers etc, since she was 8. Nothing has worked. We think she's beautiful the way she is! This is something she has wanted and been begging us for! She wants to enjoy her teenage years, make friends and enjoy life. She doesn't feel like her physical appearance reflects who she is in the inside and feels like it holds her back. She is very depressed and begging us for surgery. We cannot afford a US doctor. I need to know who you would go to in Mexico if this was your 13 year old. This would be for sleeve.Please I don't need mean or critical comments. Thank you

Try Dr. Guillermo Alvarez in Piedras Niegras, Mexico. He is a Surgeon of Excellence. He is very highly rated and did his niece's surgery. I believe she was 13. Www.endobariatrics.com

@@sukik her daughter already had the surgery.

How is she doing so far after post op? Hope all is well!!

Thank you for asking she is doing great she's actually adjusted much better than my husband who had the surgery a week before. I think because she's young but mature for her age it's actually been easier for her mentally and physically then it is for my husband who's been dealing with his obesity a lot longer. She's very hopeful and optimistic and excited to start exercising. It's been 2 weeks and she's lost 20 pds.