Surgery through the belly button
A medical-device company in North Carolina and bariatric surgeon Dr. Brian B. Quebbemann of Newport Beach, Calif., have teamed up for weight-loss surgery requiring just one incision. The operation was the first time a surgeon has used a new Spider surgical tool for an increasingly frequent form of bariatric surgery that cuts the stomach down to 20 percent of its normal capacity, Quebbemann said.
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HOW TO: Talk on a diet
The way people talk about their weight-loss plans — to others and to themselves — can make a huge difference in their success or failure, dietitians say: read more
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