PITTSBURGH -- Stapling your ear to lose weight?

Consumer reporter Becky Thompson has been following the trend and followed up with people who have had it done.

Robin Gibson and her company Acu-Staple have had so many requests that Gibson had to teach others the process to keep up with demand.

Channel 11 met the first of Gibson's Pittsburgh customers two months ago.

Since then Gibson has paid a second visit to Pittsburgh.

Maxine Bateman got her ear stapled to try something new.

Channel 11 met Bateman four weeks at the second Acu-Staple session at the Sheraton Hotel in Cranberry Township.

Bateman and dozens of others who saw Channel 11's first report wanted to give it a try.

After four weeks Bateman lost two pounds but not the cravings.

Out of the 10 people Channel 11 followed over the last eight weeks, six people said the staple worked at helping them lose weight and four people said it did not.

John and Joy Hulboy are on opposite sides of that equation.

Four weeks ago they went to the session in Cranberry and so far, Joy Hulboy has lost nearly four pound but she's hit a plateau and is now exercising to try to lose more.

John Hulboy on the other hand, said the staple did little to decrease his appetite.

Tom Magdalene and Leanne Feno-Glietto told entirely different stories.

Feno-Glietto went to the very first Acu-Staple session eight weeks ago.

She quickly dropped 11 pounds.

The staple cut Magdalene's cravings and he was able to lose 16 pounds.

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