When teenage surgery was still considered controversial, the youngest patient operated on was 13 years old. A decade later patients as you as six years of age have undergone weight loss surgery but this is not the norm. Most patients at IMBC are considered to be candidates for surgery when the level of maturity is such that they understand the need for a procedure and their role in the success. Physical maturity is always important and stature, as well as some radiological metrics, are performed.