Local January 7, 2011 - 8:40 am

Obesity op for Dominican politico

SantoDomingo.- PLD Deputy Carlos Gómez from Santo Domingo province has undergonebariatric surgery (gastric band) to reduce 70% of his stomach at the Ney AriasLora Hospital.

Thelaparoscopic gastric band bariatric surgery was carried out at thehealth center with the aim of reducing the legislator’s weight from 272lbs to a 180lb target.

The procedure was directed by Gustavo Rodríguez Blanco and attended by Jaime Bidó,Alejandro Soto, Ángela Díaz and Alexander Álvarez.

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