“Heart” singer, Ann Wilson, has lap-band.
From People.com:
Surgery Helps Heart Singer Drop 50
Rock singer Ann Wilson, who, along with sister Nancy shot to
fame in the 1970s in the band Heart, has lost 50 lbs. since
having a “Lap-Band” surgically implanted around her stomach,
Reuters reports. The device is placed around the stomach to
limit how much the patient can eat before feeling full,
according to a doctor for Wilson, 52. Wilson’s weight before
the surgery was not disclosed, Reuters notes, but the doctor
said in a statement that she had lost 50 lbs. in the months
after the surgery and “expects to lose the vast majority of
her excess weight.” This procedure is designed for people
who are overweight by 100 lbs. or more, the doctor said,
noting that he selected this device because the intestines
and stomach are not cut or stapled, as they are with other
procedures — such as the gastric bypass surgery that singer
Carnie Wilson (no relation) had in 1999. Heart first gained
fame in 1976 with the song “Crazy on You,” according to
MTV.com, and went on to score hits with songs such as “Magic
Man” and “Barracuda.” The band had a resurgence in the
mid-’80s with songs like “What About Love” and “These
Dreams.”
July 29th, 2004 at 10:15 pm
I am so glad to hear this information.
I always felt so bad for her because everyone gave her SUCH a hard way to go
about her weight. The media crucifies people for weight related issues and it
seemed to me she went into hiding for that reason and that was such a waste of a
good talent (IMO).
Lisa M
RNY 12/1/97