Dr. Michael Snyder and First Surgical Assistant Tony Covello place a Lap-Band using laproscopic instruments inserted into the belly of Jazmine Raygoza at Rose Medical Center in Denver June 20, 2011. After trying multiple diets and exercise, Jazmine, 17, decided on the Lap-Band treatment with the encouragement of her mother, who recently had a gastric bypass herself. About 17 percent of American kids and teens are obese, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Picture taken June 20, 2011. REUTERS/Rick Wilking (UNITED STATES - Tags: HEALTH SOCIETY) 

Bariatric surgeon Dr. Michael Snyder sews with blue cord as seen on a television screen as he performs a laparoscopic gastric bypass on Carolyn Dawson at Rose Medical Center in Denver August 30, 2010. Snyder does four types of bariatric procedures completing 451 just last year. REUTERS/Rick Wilking (UNITED STATES) 

Anthony Cavello, Surgical Assistant (R) holds his finger in an incision in the inflated abdomen of Carolyn Dawson as he assists Dr. Michael Snyder performing a laparoscopic gastric bypass on Dawson at Rose Medical Center in Denver August 30, 2010. Snyder does four types of bariatric procedures completing 451 just last year. REUTERS/Rick Wilking (UNITED STATES) 

Bariatric surgical patient Carolyn Dawson is framed by surgery staff just before Dawson underwent a laparoscopic gastric bypass at Rose Medical Center in Denver August 30, 2010 by Dr. Michael Snyder. Snyder does four types of bariatric procedures completing 451 just last year. REUTERS/Rick Wilking (UNITED STATES) 

Bariatric surgery patient Carolyn Dawson (R) gets a final visit from her surgeon Dr. Michael Snyder (L) just before Dawson underwent laparoscopic gastric bypass at Rose Medical Center in Denver August 30, 2010 performed by Snyder. Dawson hoped to lose almost 150 pounds with the help of the procedure. REUTERS/Rick Wilking (UNITED STATES) 

Bariatric surgery patient Carolyn Dawson (R) consults with cosmetic surgeons Dr. Steven Vath (L) and Dr. Andrew Wolfe (C) in their Golden, Colorado offices September 14, 2010 about reconstructing her body after expected massive weight loss due to laparoscopic gastric bypass she had done two weeks earlier. Dawson hoped to lose almost 150 pounds with the help of the procedure and wants cosmetic surgery once she reaches her ideal weight. REUTERS/Rick Wilking (UNITED STATES) 

A computer screen shows before and after photos of an abdominoplasty patient after the patient had massive weight loss due to bariatric surgery seen in the offices of cosmetic surgeons Dr. Steven Vath and Dr. Andrew Wolfe in their Golden, Colorado offices September 14, 2010. The images were displayed for Carolyn Dawson who was consulting with the surgeons about reconstructing her body after expected massive weight loss due to laparoscopic gastric bypass she had done two weeks earlier. Dawson hoped to lose almost 150 pounds with the help of the procedure and wants cosmetic surgery once she reaches her ideal weight sometime next year. REUTERS/Rick Wilking (UNITED STATES) 

Bariatric surgical patient Carolyn Dawson lies on the bed after undergoing laparoscopic gastric bypass at the Rose Medical Center in Denver August 30, 2010. Dawson, weighing 296 pounds (134kg) before the surgery hopes to lose about 150 pounds (68kg) over the next year. Picture taken August 30, 2010. REUTERS/Rick Wilking (UNITED STATES - Tags: HEALTH) 

Bariatric surgical patient Carolyn Dawson is treated by registered nurse Heather Roberson (R) as Dawson's daughter Katya (L) looks on shortly after Dawson underwent laparoscopic gastric bypass at the Rose Medical Center in Denver August 30, 2010. Dawson, weighing 296 pounds (134kg) before the surgery hopes to lose about 150 pounds (68kg) over the next year. Picture taken August 30, 2010. REUTERS/Rick Wilking (UNITED STATES - Tags: HEALTH) 

Bariatric surgeon Dr. Michael Snyder (R) performs a laparoscopic gastric bypass on Carolyn Dawson at Rose Medical Center in Denver August 30, 2010, while assisted by Surgical Assistant Anthony Cavello at left. Snyder has completed some 451 bariatric surgeries in the past year. Picture taken August 30, 2010. REUTERS/Rick Wilking (UNITED STATES - Tags: HEALTH) 

Bariatric surgeon Dr. Michael Snyder performs a laparoscopic gastric bypass, with five ports inserted in a semi-circle on Carolyn Dawson inflated abdomen, at Rose Medical Center, in Denver August 30, 2010. Snyder has completed some 451 bariatric surgeries in the past year. Picture taken August 30, 2010. REUTERS/Rick Wilking (UNITED STATES - Tags: HEALTH) 

A laparoscopic surgical training simulator is demonstrated using laparoscopic tools and a video monitor to simulate a surgeons use of the tools in an operation at the Video Game Entertainment Industry Technology and Medicine Conference in Marina Del Ray, California December 10, 2004. A study done by Dr. James Rosser of the Beth Israel Medical Center in New York City has shown a significant correlation between video game experience and proficiency at laparoscopic surgery. REUTERS/Fred Prouser FSP