UT-Southwestern Medical Center: Growing Number of U.S. Adolescents Receive Weight-loss Surgery
May 06, 2025
May 06, 2025
DALLAS, Texas, May 6 -- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center issued the following news release:
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Growing number of U.S. adolescents receive weight-loss surgery
More metabolic and bariatric procedures performed despite FDA approval of weight-loss drugs for teens
Weight-loss surgeries for adolescents increased 15% in the U.S. between 2021 and 2023, even as the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved effective new weight-lo . . .
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Growing number of U.S. adolescents receive weight-loss surgery
More metabolic and bariatric procedures performed despite FDA approval of weight-loss drugs for teens
Weight-loss surgeries for adolescents increased 15% in the U.S. between 2021 and 2023, even as the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved effective new weight-lo . . .