Parents – The emotional attachment of a parent to a child may reduce their ability to have a non-emotional assessment of the risks versus the benefits of weight loss surgery, even if the evidence is overwhelmingly positive, as it is for most considering surgery. Parents may also harbor some feelings of guilt—that they had a hand in creating your excess weight. They may be slow to come on board, but parents can be your biggest supporters once they understand the benefits that the surgery can provide.
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