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An experimental weight-loss treatment that does not require surgery is currently undergoing clinical trials at three sites in the United States. The treatment involves insertion of two balloons into the stomach in order to limit the capacity for food.
Gastric bypass patients who experience stretching of the stomach pouch or stoma may begin to experience weight regain a few years after surgery. A new outpatient procedure called Restorative Obesity Surgery, Endoluminal (ROSE ) can restore the pouch to the original post-operative size, limiting food intake. Patients who have regained a portion of their weight and notice that they feel less full after meals may be candidates for the procedure.
A new type of transoral weight loss surgery, Primary Obesity Surgery Endoscopic (POSE) is showing encouraging results after clinical trials. Twenty-seven people received the experimental surgery, including nine by The Surgical Specialists of Louisiana. POSE, developed by USGI Medical, is a type of restrictive surgery that reduces the stomach’s capacity through the use of a flexible tube that is inserted into the mouth to reach the stomach.
The University of Missouri has seen encouraging results from a TOGA clinical study. TOGA , short for Transoral Gastroplasty, is a new procedure that allows surgeons to reshape the stomach by entering the body through the mouth.
Presentations at Digestive Disease Week, an annual gathering of physicians and researchers, report that transoral methods for treatment of obesity are showing early success.
If clinical results for Transoral Gastroplasty (TOGA) continue to be positive, patients may have access to a new form of bariatric surgery that does not require an incision.
To understand more about the basic Transoral Gastroplasty procedure, also called TOGA by the manufacturers of the instrument used to perform the scarless surgery, watch a video overview courtesy of CNN: Obesity Surgery Without Scars.
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