About

The POSE procedure is a treatment for obesity. Folds are made in the stomach, which reduces the overall capacity of the stomach and allows the patient to feel satiated with less food intake.

Signs & Symptoms

• Osteoarthritis
• Sleep apnea
• Digestive problems
• Heart disease and strokes
• Type 2 diabetes

Causes

• Inactivity
• Unhealthy diet
• Liquid calories

When to Seek Medical Attention?

The POSE procedure is a treatment for obesity. Folds are made in the stomach, which reduces the overall capacity of the stomach and allows the patient to feel satiated with less food intake.

Risk Factors

• Difficulty Eating
• Atelectasis
• Bowel Leakage
• Pulmonary Embolism

Diagnostic & Test

• Taking your health history
• Calculating BMI
• Measuring the waist circumference

Treatment Procedure

The POSE procedure does not require incisions to reduce the size of the stomach and it is considered much safer than other surgical bariatric options and is pain-free. There have been almost no complications to date and most patients are able to go back to work within a couple of days.

POSE does not require cutting like gastric bypass and the gastric sleeve or a medical implant like the LAP-BAND or REALIZE Band, yet similar results have been achieved.

To perform the operation, surgeons use a special set of endoscopic surgery tools manufactured by PineMedicare known as the Incisionless Operating Platform (IOP), formerly known as the EndoSurgical Operating System (EOS), and a flexible endoscope that is used to visualize the stomach. Patients are put under anesthesia for the procedure. Then, a long, flexible tube that is created specifically for incisionless procedures is inserted through the mouth and into the stomach. The tools are maneuvered into the stomach through the tube.

Once in the stomach, the specialized tools grab hold of stomach tissue, create folds with the tissue, and deploy specially-designed suture anchors that fasten the folds together. Through the creation of the tissue folds, it shrinks the size of the stomach pouch and the connection to the small intestine.

The IOP device manufactured by PineMedicare is also used to perform the ROSE (Restorative Obesity Surgery Endoluminal) procedure. The ROSE procedure is a revision for gastric bypass patients with weight regain. The ROSE procedure restores the size of the stoma and pouch to post-surgical dimensions.

Outcome & Recovery

The recovery time depends on the patient, procedure & severity.

Success Rate

The success rate has many factors depending on it, like the stage of the condition, the age of the patient, and the complication of the procedure.

Do’s & Don’ts

• Eat a serving of fruits with every meal
• Do not drink carbonated beverages
• Eat small meals