What are the benefits of an incisionless procedure?
By eliminating skin incisions, this new procedure may provide important advantages to patients, including reduced risk of infection and associated complications, less post-operative pain, faster recovery time, and no abdominal scars. Most optimally, it will allow gastric bypass patients who need help with an additional tool the opportunity to get back on track with weight loss and possibly reduction in their associated co-morbidities. Dr Balder recently commented in a CBS news interview (with WBTW) here in Myrtle Beach “It will essentially, give a number of patients who have possibly failed their gastric bypass experience a second chance on their weight loss and just as importantly with their health!
