Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Virtual gastric band


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The result was   keep. Peer review publication is required for accepting the clinical efficacy of the procedure, but is not required for encyclopedic notability. Even quackery meets our inclusion standards if it is sufficiently well publicized. Owen&times; &#9742;  13:39, 14 May 2011 (UTC)

Virtual gastric band

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Although the use of hypnosis in treating obesity may be notable, the procedure named "virtual gastric band" is not notable. Deli nk (talk) 13:33, 22 April 2011 (UTC)


 * Everything that is innovative would be considered not notable since it would not be widely recognized. Hypnotherapy is endorsed by the NHS as an alternative procedure for obesity treatment .  VGB goes beyond complementing hypnotherapy with hypnopedia.  That is innovation. User:Carhur61 (talk) 15:04, 22 April 2011 (UTC) — Carhur61 (talk&#32;• contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.


 * Comment Two of the sources (Kirsch, Montgomery et al) are miscited. The first doesn't find a stistically significant difference, the second used surgery on both groups. Narayanese (talk) 15:29, 23 April 2011 (UTC)