September 15, 2010 - SCAR-FREE PROCEDURE DESIGNED TO REDUCE STOMACH SIZE IN OVERWEIGHT AND OBESE PATIENTS - USGI Medical, Inc. the Incisionless Surgery Company, announced that surgeons in the UK are the first in Europe to offer POSE (Primary Obesity Surgery, Endolumenal) to patients for weight loss. The surgeons used USGI's Incisionless Operating Platform™ (IOP), to perform the scar-free procedure designed to reduce the size of the stomach helping patients feel full after consuming less food.Surgeons Mr. James Byrne and Mr. Jamie Kelly performed Europe's first POSE procedures on six patients at a private hospital in Southampton on August 26. The patients who underwent the procedure returned to work or normal activities within 2-3 days.
"Given the lack of long-term success patients experience with diets and weight loss drugs, we're very proud to be the first in Europe to offer this incisionless procedure to help overweight and obese patients feel full and eat less," Mr. Jamie Kelly said. "This discreet outpatient procedure should result in less pain, shorter hospitalisation, less risk of infection and no visible scars compared to traditional surgeries performed through the abdomen. Our first patients were back at their jobs without any bandages or signs of surgery within two to three days."... USGI Medical's Press Release -
