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Disney closes new exhibit after criticism for stigmatizing fat kids

Last updated Thursday, March 1, 2012 - 5:13pm

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Epcot's new Habit Heroes attraction, which tackles childhood obesity, has landed in big fat trouble.

Shortly after its unofficial opening last month, the interactive exhibit was blasted by critics for stigmatizing fat kids. Now, Disney has closed the Innoventions exhibit for "retooling."

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Plastic surgeon Dr. Jeffrey Hartog stands in front of the fat storage tanks, after opening a fat bank, called the Liquid Gold LipoBank, at his Winter Park, Fla., office. A fat bank allows patients to deposit their own fat and keep it in frozen storage for later use.

Bank that fat; who knows, you might need it someday

Marni Jameson The Orlando Sentinel

Last updated Tuesday, September 20, 2011 - 9:34am

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Giving new meaning to the phrase recycle, repurpose, reuse, a Florida plastic surgeon is opening a fat bank so patients who have fat removed during liposuction can store it for future use.

Cosmetic surgeons who perform fat-transfer procedures typically transfer the patient's fat immediately after removing it through liposuction, often within the hour. Common sites for the transferred fat are the face and breasts.

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