Scar Free Obesity Surgery
Plastic surgeons are investigating a procedure that may reduce scarring for
patients undergoing obesity surgery (intense weight loss). The procedure is
currently being tested and it involves a tube down the throat as opposed to
large cuts through the abdomen.
The Associated Press said, "The new method is part of a medical movement to
perform surgery through body openings such as the nose, mouth and vagina
instead of making cuts. The idea is to reduce chances of infection and pain,
and speed recovery. With no scars, there are cosmetic advantages, too."
Gastric bypass is a common surgery that overweight patients use to lose mass
amounts of weight, however the surgery may have serious side-effects and
some risks involved. Doctors are hoping to alleviate such complications and
use this new procedure if more testing and studies are done and the FDA
approves it.
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