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A joint team effort by bariatric surgeon Dr Brian Quebbemann and a medical device company in North Carolina to overcome obesity has resulted in the creation of a new Spider system which could replace gastric bypasses and the Lap-Band.
A simple surgical tool designed to reduce your stomach down to 20% of its normal capacity, the Spider enters through a small incision in your belly button before its working arms expand inside to perform the procedure.
Currently called ‘Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy, this procedure has initially been designed to help severely obese patients; however it has also proved effective for patients with a BMI of 30-35.
Why it is better?
Whereas gastric bypasses force food to detour around your stomach and Lap-Bands create a small pouch at the top of your stomach, the Vertical Sleeve does not affect nutrition and is ideal for individuals who don’t want an artificial device in their stomach.
Is it safe?
Whilst the device has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration, little is known about the risks and long term benefits of using the Spider.
Experts warn that the procedure can: cause injury to your stomach, intestines and organs (during surgery); leak from the line where your stomach has been stapled together; become inflamed around the stomach lining leading to heartburn and stomach ulcers and cause vomiting when you eat you too much.
Similarly, this procedure definitely is no miracle cure…
Slimmers are advised to follow a healthy diet and exercise regularly (after the surgery) or they may experience poor weight loss.
Is there an alternative route?
For risk free, safe natural weight loss, eating healthy and exercising often can encourage the weight loss you crave.
However if you need help jumpstarting your weight loss, the support of a proven weight loss supplement can help. Clinically tested to bind up to 28% of your dietary fat intake, suppress your appetite, lower cholesterol and boost your energy, Proactol can give you the weight loss assistance you need with none of the risk of surgery.
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