Gastric band boom

Jun 10 2008

A leading stomach surgeon has experienced a "400%" increase in inquiries about gastric bands since TV’s Fern Britton revealed she lost five stone after the procedure, it was revealed.

David Hewin, consultant surgeon at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital, said the Fern Factor sparked 20 new calls to his office from patients eager to have the slimming surgery.

The This Morning presenter confessed her new figure was not entirely down to dieting.