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Israeli researchers test hypnosis-based weight-loss ‘surgery’ with promising early re

Israeli researchers test hypnosis-based weight-loss ‘surgery’ with promising early re
health10/19/2025

In a groundbreaking study at Hadassah Medical Center in Jerusalem, patients undergo a simulated bariatric surgery using hypnosis instead of a scalpel; early findings show participants lost about 10% of their body weight within three months

A real operating room, a surgeon in a gown, IV drip and monitors — but no scalpel. In a groundbreaking study at Hadassah Medical Center’s Mount Scopus campus, a bariatric surgery procedure is being simulated using hypnosis. The preliminary results ar... [7387 chars]