Great article with pics explaining all the non invasive devices for weight loss, that can be placed through the mouth, with no invasive surgery. For some reason I cannot get link to start a beginning of article, just use the slider at bottom of page to go to page one.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3460649/#__ffn_sectitle

Edited June 14, 201610 yr by utahgirll

Great article! This is from 2012. I was just reading about a few Endoluminal Devices and other non-surgical procedures in Bariatric Times that aren't very far from reaching the US. Here are a few:

• Endobarrier
• TransPyloric Shuttle
• Full Sense Device
• Overstitch
• POSE
• Duodenal Mucosal Resurfacing
• Self-assembling Magnets
• Aspiration Therapy
• Intragastric Botox injection

You can read about some of them here.

Endo barrier was very very interesting to me and my first choice but it has withdrawn the device due to hepatic issues.

Endo barrier was very very interesting to me and my first choice but it has withdrawn the device due to hepatic issues.

It's going to take them some time to perfect this device. It seems the most promising to me as well but there were too many patient issues in the trials.

I like the full sense device the next best.. I need to see the latest on them.

Gonna harp on ya again... Lol. You really should put MGB and DS on the main entry page. There have been a truckload of band and RNY and sleeve to mgb conversions recently and I worry all these folks are going to get caught up in Gastric bypass instead of the Mini. They are decidedly different

BP is a sleeve, band and RNY heavy website, and lots of people need to learn about the Mini and the DS. The DS is fabulous for really high bmi folks. Less likely regain but takes almost religious vitamins and dietary. There are also lots of SIPS pts looking for information. Don't make it so hard to find, Alex.

I'm gonna be an mgb girl, but each time a new non cutting thing comes along I must research. Lol.