Greetings All,
Many of us have heard people say “I wish I could have my gastric bypass tightened.”
We’re writing to you to announce that the Alvarado Surgical Weight Loss Program is now offering a new procedure that does just that. A new device, called StomaphyX, is used to take tucks (or pleats) in the pouch of a gastric bypass patient, thereby cinching the stomach down to a much smaller size. Dr. Ellner, our Medical Director, was the first in San Diego to perform this procedure and it is currently not available anywhere else in the city.
Some of the important features of the procedure are:
· Incision free (It is performed entirely through the mouth)
· Return to work immediately
· Outpatient
· Very low risk
· Allows weight loss to resume immediately
· Patients describe the feeling of having had a fresh gastric bypass
We are currently offering this procedure to those patients who have regained weight due to stomach or stoma stretching. It allows people to have a second chance at using the gastric bypass as a tool to recapture control of their weight.
If you would like to learn more about this procedure, please give us a call at 1-877-6-BYPASS, or 619-229-3340. If you want more information, you can also visit Dr. Ellner’s StomaphyX website at
www.californiastomaphyxsurgeon.com.
Sincerely,
The Alvarado Surgical Weight Loss Team