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Georgia stylist says incision-free weight loss procedure helped her lose 50 pounds
ATLANTA - Rosie Axtman feels like she has finally made peace with her weight.The 47-year-old Lawrenceville, Georgia, hair stylist and mother of 3, who grew up in Brazil, has lost 50 pounds since January, after struggling with the scale for years."I remember crying and feeling hopeless, because I have tried all the pills, I have tried all the diet fads," Axtman remembers.By December 2021, her body mass index, or BMI, a measure of her height and weight, was 40, on the cusp of being considered morbidly obese.Rosie Axtman of Lawrenceville, Georgia, says a newer weight loss procedure known as ESG has helped her lose 50 pounds in 3 and a half months (Rosie Axtman)"I was 233 pounds," she says. "I had mobility issues, back problems.