By 1980, over 4,000 American surgeons had performed the operation.

Find out the number of these procedures the surgeon has performed and his or her success rate.

One is when young surgeons first perform an established operation.

The other is when established surgeons first perform a new operation.

The surgeon performing the operation was later called before his hospital's ethics committee.

A few surgeons have performed scores of operations using the new technique.

He is an active surgeon, performing 300-400 surgeries a year.

The number of surgeons performing it has risen sharply in recent years.

Any surgeon can perform weight-loss surgery if a hospital will allow it.

A gynecologist or surgeon performs the procedure, which usually takes 30 to 45 minutes.