Weight Loss Tongue Patch

And the most barbaric weight-loss treatment of the day award goes to the Chugay Tongue Patch, a postage-stamp-sized piece of mesh that is surgically attached to your tongue to make eating painful.

The tongue patch, which is supposedly taking Southern California by storm (10 people have it), remains in your mouth for a month, a daily reminder that you shouldn’t eat. During that time, you get all your nutrients through a liquid diet “full of vitamins and nutrients,” according to a news release.Recovery is rapid; and patients are typically able to return to work the following day.

10 patients have received the surgery and have seen impressive weight loss results, with some losing as much as 20 pounds lost in the first month after surgery.