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Weight Loss Surgery

  • 40% of U.S. adults are obese1 (100 million Americans)
  • 23 million U.S. adults qualify for weight loss surgery2
  • Only 1% of eligible patients choose to have surgery* each year3

    *Studies show that weight loss surgery significantly benefits weight loss as well as diabetes recovery, lowers the risk of cardiovascular disease, and results in other metabolic and musculoskeletal benefits.4

Magnetic Surgery in Weight Loss Procedures

Magnetic Surgery eliminates the abdominal incision just below the middle of your ribcage and lifts your liver to expose your stomach for the procedure.

In traditional laparoscopic surgery, a tool is typically inserted through this incision to lift your liver. This incision is associated with post-operative pain, interferes with a woman’s bra-strap during recovery and results in visible scarring.

Watch how Magnetic Surgery is performed
in weight loss procedures:

Magnetic Sleeve Animation

Magnetic Bypass Animation

Magnetic Switch Animation

Magnetic Band Animation

  1. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db288.pdf; https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/US/IPE120217 (2018 estimates)
  2. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/2017/058.pdf; https://asmbs.org/patients/who-is-a-candidate-for-bariatric-surgery
  3. https://asmbs.org/resources/access-to-care-fact-sheet (published May 2011); https://asmbs.org/resources/estimate-of-bariatric-surgery-numbers (published June 2018)
  4. Panagiotou OA, Markozannes G, Adam GP, et al. Comparative Effectiveness and Safety of Bariatric Procedures in Medicare-Eligible PatientsA Systematic Review. JAMA Surg. Published online September 05, 2018. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2018.3326