Online Help for Teens After Weight‑Loss Surgery

TeenLyft is a website‑based program designed to help teenagers who have had metabolic and bariatric surgery. Before this study, there was no set way to give these young patients ongoing lifestyle support after the operation. The researchers wanted to see if teens would join, stick with it, and find it useful.

They asked 13‑ to 18‑year‑olds from a specialized surgery center to try TeenLyft. Twenty‑nine teens signed up, which is more than the goal of twenty. The group was mostly female and about half identified as Hispanic. Their average age was just under sixteen and their average BMI was nearly forty‑eight. Six months later, about seventy‑two percent were still involved. The study hit all its targets for enrollment, retention, data completeness, and how well the program was delivered.