Ear Stapling for Weight Loss

[plgrn]

Anyone had this done? Most of the sites you see on the web are very against it, but I know of a person who's had sucess with it. It looks kinda scary to me, but couldn't be any more unhealthy that a cartilage piercing I guess.

http://www.newsnet5.com/health/9480080/detail.html

 

[WonderfulDreamer2]

Never had it done but it is interesting.

 

[Mady/Sophiemom]

I had an uncle who had it done, to quit smoking. Just painful to him, not effective.

 

[lsyorke]

Wow, I thought they stopped doing this years ago. This was big in the 70's..didn't work well back then.

 

[plgrn]

Wow, I thought they stopped doing this years ago. This was big in the 70's..didn't work well back then.

Really? And here I was thinking it was a new thing.

 

[Sherri]

How much and where do I get it done?

 

[dg39]

My mil had it done years ago to quit smoking. I remember her telling me that the process itself didn't hurt. Everytime she got the urge to have a cigarette, she had to push on the staples in her ears. That felt like alittle pinch. All in all, it didn't work, she went back to smoking.

Maybe the weight loss procedure is different...

 

[JadenLayne]

I had it done, it didn't hurt but it didn't work either. It did get really annoying after a week or so. I think it's a waste of money.

 

[DawnCt1]

I am having accupuncture for RSD. In case it didn't work for the RSD I wanted something else to go along with it so I asked for accupuncture for dieting. He told me that it can reduce cravings. I was a skeptic. I didn't believe it. Guess what?? It worked for me. For the weekend he put some little thing on my ear that I can squeeze if I want to. I am sticking to Atkins, not eating carbs, I am feeling okay. Is it working? I don't know but I am losing weight.

 

[vital]

Please don't do this! I'm a nurse and I can't tell you how many infected ears I saw. It was big around here last year. I have a pair of staple removers at my house and took all of my friend's out. They didn't lose any weight, just $25 an ear and one had to take antibiotics! Yes, they are clean people, used alcohol on their ears. Just didn't work like advertised.

 

[autumnbaby9]

I can see it now....

Instead of trying to starve themselves we are going to see desperate people trying to staple their own ears (with a normal stapler no less )

The teenagers already try to pierce themselves when they can't get their parents permission to get it done. Now they are going to start stapling themselves.


On another note: if it really worked (I highly doubt it) I would be the first inline.

 

[AC7179]

Didn't work......hurt like heck and I gained 20 lbs.


Seriously.

 

[binny]

how weird we were just talking about this today while I was getting my hair done!

Apparently some guy came in the other day with the staple in his ear and said he lost 21 pounds in the first month.

 

[Micca]

Who wouldn't like to find a fast, easy way to lose weight? Obesity is one of America's biggest health problems. If the ear stapling thing would correct that you'd be hearing all about it. The surgeon general would be recommending it, Oprah would recommend it, your doctor would recommend it.
TV celebs would be doing PSAs about it. Your employer would probably be recommending it. That's not happening is it?

You can apply this filter to just about any weight loss gimmick. The one that works? Eat better food, and exercise more. It sucks, and I don't like it either.

 

[joshsmom]

A friend of mine had it done. She said it hurt like crazy, got infected, made her feel nauseated until she got it taken out. She gained 16 pounds while she had it in (4 weeks).

 

[plgrn]

The one that works? Eat better food, and exercise more.

No!! Anything but that!