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Other weight loss methods

So you've tried every possible fad diet on the market and you're desperate. Drastic times call for drastic measures. Right? Wrong.

Liposuction, jaw-wringing and gastric bypass surgery are dangerous ways of losing centimetres. In fact, these measures should only be considered when other methods have failed.

Get the wrap on these procedures in this section.

CONTENTS

01.	Liposuction Bigorexia, liposuction fashionable, Laser before liposuction, Liposuction can be safe, Liposuction no quick fix, Liposuction: know the risks, Men try a little nip and tuck, The skinny on liposuction

02.	Jaw wringing Jaw wring a no-no

03.	Surgery What is gastric bypass surgery?, Bariatric surgery for you?, Obesity surgery can be fatal, A safer gastric bypass surgery, Obesity ops tied to nerve damage, Obesity: is surgery an option?, Pros, cons of weight-loss surgery

04.	Mesotherapy Mesotherapy: weight-loss solution?