If you are a Roux-en-Y gastric bypass patient who regained weight after your surgery, you may be a good candidate for the scar-free revisional procedure called StomaphyX. Usually weight regain after gastric bypass surgery occurs due to a stretched stomach pouch or enlarged stomach outlet. If your weight gain was caused by one or both of these problems, DayOne Health may be able to help. The StomaphyX procedure can deal with the issue in an incisionless and non-invasive manner – making it the safest revisional surgery available.

Until now the only solutions for the stomach stretches after the gastric bypass were LAP-BAND® surgery or the revision of the gastric bypass operation itself. Nevertheless, the latter showed far more postoperative complications than the primary operation and required a longer hospital stay. Moreover, if the stomach has extensive scarring after the first surgery, the laparoscopic method for revision may not be possible and open surgery may be required. Since safe weight loss and the wellbeing of our patients is our priority, we have increased the range of the offered services to the StomaphyX procedure, which has a much lower risk than the standard gastric bypass revision surgery.

You may be wondering how the problem of an enlarged stomach can be addressed without any incisions. The answer is the special StomaphyX device used to perform the surgery. It is introduced into the stomach through the mouth and esophagus, which results in no scarring or cutting around organs. Following the insertion, the device suctions small portions of stomach tissue and fastens them creating small pleats. The resulting folds make the pouch smaller and create restriction, which in turn decreases the stomach’s volume and possible caloric intake.

If you decide to participate in our StomaphyX program, the DayOne Health team will be with you every step of the way toward losing extra pounds or maintaining your desired weight. Starting from the first visit to our Chicago weight loss clinic we will provide you with support and advice at every stage, bringing you closer to your success. Register for our free seminar today to find out more.