Data Shows Incisionless Procedure Reverses Weight Gain

"The registry data showed that 88 percent of the patients stopped regaining weight after ROSE. Overall, these 96 patients lost an average 18 percent of their excess weight six months after the procedure. For the purposes of the registry, excess body weight is defined as anything over a body mass index rating of 25.

One patient in the study lost 66 pounds or 84 percent of her excess weight during that six-month time period. Patients who were most successful losing weight after their original gastric bypass had the best results following the ROSE procedure. This subset of patients dropped 29 percent of their excess weight during the six months after ROSE.

Up to 50 percent of patients who undergo gastric bypass surgery begin to regain weight after two years. This often occurs because the stomach pouch and stoma, the opening to the small intestine, slowly stretch out, allowing the patient to eat more without feeling full."

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