{"id":2546,"date":"2016-06-26T17:30:15","date_gmt":"2013-06-26T17:30:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.edrugstore.md\/blog\/?p=2546"},"modified":"2014-01-13T20:14:50","modified_gmt":"2014-01-13T20:14:50","slug":"top-diet-patch-l0626","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edrugstore.com\/blog\/weight-loss\/top-diet-patch-l0626\/","title":{"rendered":"A Dieting Patch?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Would you consider this procedure? Tell us in the comment section below.<\/figcaption><\/figure> A cosmetic surgeon in California is generating some buzz with his new dieting patch. Cosmetic Surgeon Dr. Nicolas Chugay has created a procedure where a patch is sewn to a person\u2019s tongue to aid in dieting. It\u2019s created a lot of debate among both patients and surgeons.<\/p>\n

Patients try the patch<\/strong><\/p>\n

Erica Renteria wanted to lose a few pounds and decided to give Chugay\u2019s so-called Miracle Patch a try.<\/p>\n

“When I want to dieting because I have something important coming up I don’t care how I lose it,” Renteria told Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Chugay places a mesh patch, which is about the size of a postage stamp, on the tongue of this patient. It\u2019s secured with six stitches and takes less than 30 minutes to do. The patch makes it painful for the patients to swallow or chew food so they\u2019re forced to stay on a liquid diet.<\/p>\n

“I’ve had patients lose as much as 50 pounds but most of them will lose 20 to 25, 30 pounds and be happy with that dieting,” Chugay said.<\/p>\n

The Beverly-Hills based surgeon says it\u2019s just a temporary fix; the patch can\u2019t be worn for more than a month. The stitches are cut and the patch is removed.<\/p>\n

Some don\u2019t agree with the new procedure<\/strong><\/p>\n

According to the Huffington Post<\/a>, Chugay\u2019s patch hasn’t received FDA approval yet. While some patients say the patch worked for them, it\u2019s created some debate in the medical world.<\/p>\n

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At least 60 patients have had this procedure done, according to Chugay.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“With any kind of thing you put in there and suture into the tongue, you run the risk of getting an infection,” Dr. Richard Chaffoo said.<\/p>\n

“You’re going to be drooling a lot, it’s going to be really painful… You could get an ulcer, an infection. It could dislodge and go down your throat and cause an airway obstruction.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A cosmetic surgeon in California is generating some buzz with his new dieting patch. Cosmetic Surgeon Dr. Nicolas Chugay has created a procedure where a patch is sewn to a person\u2019s tongue to aid in dieting. It\u2019s created a lot of debate among both patients and surgeons. Patients try the patch Erica Renteria wanted to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_autoblog_aioseo_focus_keyphrase":"","_autoblog_aioseo_title":"","_autoblog_aioseo_description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2546","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-weight-loss"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t