I met a woman who'd had it done and dropped a ton of weight, that was back in February 1994 when I met her. I just saw her again this past week, 9 years later, and she's HUGE! I mean, 3x as big as she was when I first met her. It is my humble opinion that people need to change their eating habits, what's going on in their heads and hearts before going the surgical route, as any surgery is HIGHLY dangerous, even for slim people. My 2 cents......

Nicole