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considered only when serious
obesity-related health complications have arisen, not for cosmetic
reasons. And even if a teenager is
a good candidate, the procedure
is risky and requires the patient’s
full commitment to maintaining a
very restricted diet and appropriate lifestyle following the surgery.
Weight-loss surgery is not something to urge on an overweight
teen just so that she can expand
her potential dating options.
“Online dating can be the
equivalent of going to a singles
bar... for lazy people. [...]
Yes, I know that many people
meet online and sometimes
it works out well, but it is
frequently inelegant, undignified, and hazardous.”