Are young throwing athletes making a mistake?

I'm sure many athletes have heard of Tommy John Surgery. This surgery is done for those who have had a major elbow injury mainly caused from the overhead throwing motion. The claim is that those that have had the surgery come back htrowing stronger. The problem is that young pitchers and any other young athletes that use the overhead throwing motion a lot in their sports are getting this surgery for no reason. They are taking a perfectly good ligament from their arm and replacing it with one usually taken from the leg just because some athletes say they come back from surgery stronger. What are these athletes and there parents thinking going through with this surgery that is only done for major elbow injuries when their elbow is in great condition as it is? I think this will eventually hurt these athletes down the road in their respective sports. Also, do doctors actually think that they are helping an athlete doing this surgery when it is not needed? At this point parents, doctors, and the athletes themselves really need to think about what they are doing with their health and how it might affect them later in life.