I'm self pay - is the procedure deductable on Federal Taxes

I don't trust the IRS to answer accurately. Is WLS deductable or is it considered (by the Feds) to be cosmetic surgery primarily for the improvement of appearance. Specifically, weight loss programs are not deductable. I was looking at http://ftp.fedworld.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p502.pdf and couldn't figure it out.

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