Every passing day comes with new discoveries and inventions, many a times, some tend to sound so absurd to the ears that we’re left to wonder if the researchers or inventors did mean well at all. It cast our mind back to the moment when Kim Kardashian once had her facial treatment done with her own blood, so many bizarre discoveries we must say.
The new weight loss invention tagged “Miracle” patch comes with much pain but like they say “Beauty is Pain”, read the complete report below about the newly discovered method of losing quick weight in a month:
Two women have tried out the ‘miracle’ patch – a postage stamp-sized plastic square sewn onto the tongue – in the hopes of losing weight fast.
Marlene Beltran, 20, and Lysander Lanuza, 27, who both admitted to being unable to control their food cravings, put the tongue patch to the test in an ABC News segment.
Despite the pain and discomfort that came with it, the women were pleased with the results, with Lysander losing an incredible 23lbs and Marlene dropping 18lbs in just 30 days.
Launched in 2009 by Beverly Hills plastic surgeon Nikolas Chugay, the patch is secured to the tongue with six stitches in a $2,000 procedure that takes just ten minutes.
The sutures make consuming solid food so painful that users are forced to resort to a restrictive 800 calorie liquid-only diet developed by Dr Chugay.
Lysander, who weighed 200lbs before the surgery and whose motivation is a trip to Hawaii in a month’s time, giggles after her surgery is finished, and mumbles: ‘I can’t feel my tongue.’
The numbness continues until the anesthetic wears off, at which point she finds it very painful to consume anything other than liquid.
Indeed, Lysander learns the hard way that the patch is effective when she caves in at a movie theater and indulges in a single piece of popcorn.
Numbness: Lysander, whose weight loss motivation is a trip to Hawaii in a month’s time, giggles after her surgery is finished, and mumbles: ‘I can’t feel my tongue’
‘It hurt,’ she says. ‘I’m like, Christ it does work, I can’t eat!’
Marlene, who started out at 169lbs, manages to resist her cravings for fast food, but she experiences grouchiness whenever her family sits down to dinner and she is forced to stay in a different room.
These are just some of the side effects of the controversial procedure, which is yet to be FDA-approved.
According to a study submitted by Dr Chugay’s son and partner Paul, their patients lose an average of 18lbs in 30 days, and they keep the weight off for eight months.
But the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery has yet to publish the research, because it was found to have ‘insufficient data’.
Indeed, while Dr Chugay insists he has never met with any skepticism, weight loss expert Dr Robert Huizenga told the news website he is unconvinced of the patch’s effectiveness, especially over time.
‘This is so primitive an approach,’ the physician, who has appeared on the Biggest Loser, says. ‘You could hire somebody to hold a gun next to your head and threaten to shoot you every time you eat.
‘The idea that you put this patch in and every time you take one morsel of solid food, you get this stabbing pain, who the heck know what the long-term consequences of that are.’
He also adds that many studies suggest that those who lose weight rapidly tend to gain it all back, and more.
Nevertheless, throughout the 30 days, both Marlene and Lysander instantly and happily notice a difference as the pounds begin to drop.
‘I’m getting a lot more attention from guys, which is nice,’ Marlene says on day 22. ‘It’s attention I’m not really used to.’
After 30 days are up, the women have their patches removed and they step on the scales to see the results.
Lysander has dropped 23lbs, just in time for her Hawaii vacation, and Marlene has lost an incredible 18lbs, and is finally able to squeeze into her skinny jeans for the first time in four years.
‘I’m excited now to see how things turn out,’ Marlene says as she grins at her reflection in the mirror.
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