The ROSE Procedure: A Second Chance for Success

December 28, 2009, by Dr. Mark A. Colquitt

For the morbidly obese, bariatric surgery combined with behavior modification is the most reliable choice for maintaining long-term weight loss. Nevertheless, about 20 percent of the 100,000 people in the United States who undergo gastric bypass surgery each year regain their weight within a few years after surgery.

Those patients again will be faced with health risks — such as hypertension, diabetes and cardiovascular disease — that were likely alleviated through the initial surgery. Thanks to the ROSE procedure (which stands for Restorative Obesity Surgery, Endolumenal), we can help these patients maintain both their health and a healthy weight.

ROSE is an incision-free procedure that reduces the size of a patient’s stomach pouch and stoma to the original post-gastric bypass size. The ROSE procedure is performed using a small, flexible endoscope and surgical tools inserted through the mouth and into the stomach pouch. The tools are used to reduce the size of the stomach pouch without the need for incisions. The lack of incisions means that patients have reduced risk of infection, less post-operative pain, faster recovery time, and no abdominal scars.

Ideal candidates for the ROSE procedure are patients who were initially successful at losing weight following gastric bypass but are now regaining weight. After an initial screening, potential patients undergo a series of evaluations including nutritional and dietary counseling, a full medical exam and endoscopy to determine candidacy for the procedure.

Foothills Weight Loss Specialists was the first practice in our region to offer the ROSE procedure. If you have regained weight since your initial gastric bypass surgery, contact us to see if the ROSE procedure is right for you.

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