DocumentCode :
1251901
Title :
Weight loss surgery as systems engineering [Geek Life]
Author :
Karlin, Susan
Volume :
48
Issue :
7
fYear :
2011
fDate :
7/1/2011 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage :
28
Lastpage :
28
Abstract :
Plastic surgeon Gary Horndeski´s new surgical techniques decrease appetite - Gary Horndeski was early into his plastic surgery practice in the 1990s when he noticed that his tummy tuck patients continued to lose excess fat and maintain their new weights without trying. He says he might have shrugged it off as a coincidence if it weren´t for his engineering background. Instead, he speculated that a person´s satiety could be controlled by additional intra-abdominal pressure.
Keywords :
Human factors; Surgery; Weight control; Weight measurement;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Spectrum, IEEE
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
0018-9235
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/MSPEC.2011.5910441
Filename :
5910441
Link To Document :
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