Rose Procedure and More for Failed Bariatric Surgery - Los Angeles, Orange County

Weight loss surgery is typically very effective when patients follow their dietary and exercise plans, but occasionally problems arise. Even perfectly performed LAP-BAND®, Realize System and gastric bypass surgery procedures sometimes lead to complications such as vomiting, dumping syndrome, and chronic reflux. They may also simply fail to produce lasting weight loss results. This is not the patient's fault; sometimes the body simply does not respond well to a particular obesity treatment. When an ineffective procedure results in weight regain, a revisional procedure may be the best solution. At Lite & Smart DIMENSIONS™, our expert surgeons offer treatments such as Rose Procedure for failed bariatric surgery to Los Angeles and Orange County area patients.

• Failed Gastric Bypass
• Rose Procedure
• Failed Gastric Banding

Failed Gastric Bypass

If gastric bypass proves unsuccessful, gastric banding is one potential solution. Because gastric bypass surgery requires a fundamental reconfiguration of the digestive tract, the procedure itself should not be revised. However, if the stomach pouch has stretched to a size that makes weight loss difficult, a gastric band can be used to control the size of the pouch, reversing the effects of the failed bariatric surgery. Symptoms of failed gastric bypass include frequent vomiting, dumping syndrome, increased stomach capacity, and slowed weight loss or weight regain.

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Rose Procedure

A new, less invasive surgical option is now available to treat weight regain in gastric
bypass patients. If you were originally successful with your bypass surgery but now find
yourself regaining some of your lost weight, you may be a candidate for the ROSE
procedure (Restorative Obesity Surgery, Endolumenal).

Your stomach pouch or stoma (the connection between the pouch and small intestine)
may have stretched out in the years since your original surgery, reducing the feeling of
fullness after you eat.

To resolve this problem, surgeons use new surgical tools to create and suture folds into
the pouch, reducing its volume and at the stoma to decrease its diameter. The surgeon
performs the procedure entirely through the mouth without making any external incisions
into the body.

Due to the lack of external incisions, the ROSE procedure is expected to provide
important advantages, including less risk than traditional open or laparoscopic surgery,
minimal postoperative pain, fast recovery time, and no scarring.

Keeping your weight down after gastric bypass is vital to improve your health and reduce
the co-morbidities associated with obesity such as Type diabetes, heart disease,joint
disease, and respiratory conditions. If you have started to regain weight since your initial
surgery, ask your surgeon if the ROSE procedure might be right for you.

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Failed Gastric Banding

One of the advantages of gastric banding is that the band can be adjusted without additional surgery to help control complications as well as the size of the stomach pouch. These adjustments are often enough to solve the problem but, in some cases, a revisional procedure for failed bariatric surgery may be required.

At our practice, serving Los Angeles and Orange County, we monitor post-surgical patients regularly to check for symptoms indicating a failed procedure. Symptoms of failed gastric banding that may require a new surgery include frequent vomiting after meals, low tolerance for solid foods, chronic reflux, ulcers, and chronic pain in the area just below the breastbone. Increased or increasing stomach pouch capacity in spite of repeated adjustments may also be a sign of a failed procedure. When the LAP-BAND® System or the REALIZE™ Band has failed, a switch from gastric banding to a gastric bypass may be beneficial. Serving Los Angeles, Orange County, and the surrounding areas, our surgeons are qualified to perform this procedure safely and effectively in order to help patients achieve their weight loss goals.

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Contact Our Bariatric Surgery Practice Today

Many bariatric surgery patients who regain weight think they must be doing something wrong, but sometimes the surgery is just ineffective. If you have begun to experience some weight regain after bariatric surgery, contact Lite & Smart DIMENSIONS™ to explore Rose Procedure and other treatments for failed bariatric surgery available to our Orange County and Los Angeles area weight loss surgery patients.

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To learn more about treatments for failed bariatric surgery, including Rose Procedure, contact Lite & Smart DIMENSIONS™, serving the Los Angeles and Orange County area, today.