When is someone too young to have weight loss surgery? The number of teens receiving weight loss surgery is on the rise. But is it safe for teens to undergo weight loss surgery and are teens able to understand the risks and side effects? John Lantos, MD, Director of the Children’s Mercy Pediatric Bioethics Center, and Meredith Dreyer, PhD, clinical psychologist with the Children’s Mercy Weight Management Department, and the Associate Director of the Center for Children’s Healthy Lifestyles and Nutrition at Children’s Mercy, discuss who is best qualified for the intervention.