The Comprensieve unity against obesity of IMED Hospitals has become one of the pioneer centers nationwide to the POSE technique, a revolutionary intervention that can treat patients with obesity problems, to act on the inside of the stomach orally.
The method POSE (Primary Obesity Surgery Endoluminal Endoluminal of Primary Obesity Surgery) is currently the least invasive surgical option and safer to treat overweight and obesity. The procedure is performed endoscopically (via a tube inserted orally) without incisions. The technique involves performing a number of folds with surgical sutures in the stomach which provides a hormonal effect on satiety during feeding, and causes a delay of gastric emptying.
Dr. Juan Antonio Casellas Valde, the specialist responsible for the operation, noted that "to reduce by a series of folds the patients stomach to get by eating a smaller amount of food to feel full the size of the stomach" and wished to point out that "the result is similar to bariatric surgery, which up to now has been done, with the difference that the endoscopic approach allows us to use much less invasive and less aggresive treatment with the patient." With the introduction of this technique, in the province, IMED Elche Hospital established itself as one of the leaders at the national level for this type of intervention.
About the POSE method
The POSE method, which is a procedure without incisions, offers significant advantages over conventional bariatric surgery: less pain, less risk of infection, no external scarring, faster recovery and shorter hospital stay or outpatient setting. The new technique is particularly suitable for patients with a Body Mass Index (BMI) between 27 and 40. It is also indicated for patients who have regained weight after the completion of the treatment of an intragastric balloon, or does not wish to undergo a bigger operation
The average weight loss achieved is comparable to that of other bariatric surgery, and much higher than those obtained with the intragastric balloon. With this technique you can loose an average of 9.60 kg per month and 16.2 kg in the 3 months after the procedure.
