In Venezuela, a diet method of sewing patches on the tongue is said to be popular. US media Time reports .


According to the media, the diet method involves sewing patches on the tongue to make food harder to eat. When I try to eat hard food, my tongue hurts so much that I naturally only accept liquid food. It seems that this is a mechanism that allows you to lose weight.


The diet method has always been very popular since it began treatment at the Caracas Clinic in Venezuela last year. The effect is high, and you can lose 30 pounds (about 13.6 kg) in a month. However, the side effects are also strong, and many people who sew the patch suffer from symptoms such as difficulty in speaking and difficulty sleeping at night due to pain.


Why do Venezuelan people use this diet method when it has such side effects? According to Time, women's appearance is very important in Venezuela. For example, women usually have breast augmentation surgery as a birthday present on their 15th birthday.

Vilmaris Ojeda, who recommended her niece to have a patch on her tongue and had the same surgery, explained:

"You may think it's extreme, but Venezuelan society is very strict about human appearance, but the real difficulty comes after removing the patch. I don't eat when I can't physically eat it. Is easy. "