The stomach shocker

The latest magic bullet for helping people lose weight is the Transcend Implantable Gastric Stimulator, a new device that some obesity docs are starting to implant into people's stomach muscles and, in much the same way a pacemaker works, the 42-gram titanium stimulator literally shocks the gullet into satiety. Though it sounds scary enough, the device is a lot less invasive than the other alternative: banding,
stapling, and surgically dividing the stomach. Implanting a Gastric Stimulator can be completed in less than an hour at an outpatient facility, and compared to the 3-hour surgery and several day hospital stay of the more traditional weight-loss surgeries that's a
simple fix (isn't that what we all want?). About 450 patients worldwide have gotten the implant, mostly in Europe, since its already for sale there, but don't necessarily run out and drop the $6K price, as there is only a 50/50 chance that you'll see any results. Since the device relies on the feeling of fullness to stop consumption, and we know all too well that satiety doesn't stop some of us, people can easily eat right through the stimulator's vain attempts to put a stop to your overeating.
Maybe they could make a temporary option which we could just switch right before Thanksgiving and switch off sometime after New Year's.