Huffington Magazine Issue 92-93 | Page 30

Voices 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.”