ROSE Procedure

South Florida Weight Loss Surgery Center offers a new, less invasive surgical option 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).

Weight regained after gastric bypass surgery may be caused by a gradual enlargement of the small stomach pouch and/or stretching of the stoma, the opening between the stomach pouch and small intestine. The ROSE procedure is a new surgical option to treat these causes of weight regain in post-gastric bypass patients.

The ROSE procedure uses FDA-cleared endoscopic instruments to decrease the size of the stomach pouch and stoma to more closely match post-bypass surgery proportions. The procedure does not require surgical incisions. Instead, special instruments are introduced through the mouth and into the stomach pouch. Sutures are placed in the pouch to reduce its volume capacity and around the stoma to make it smaller. This recreates the restriction that hastens the feeling of "fullness" – enabling patients to better limit food intake and lose weight. The ROSE procedure is expected to provide important advantages, including less risk than traditional open or laparoscopic revision surgery, minimal post-operative pain, fast recovery time and no scarring.

If you have had a previous open or laparoscopic gastric bypass and were unable to lose sufficient weight or have been regaining weight, this could be a result of a gradual enlargement of the small stomach pouch and/or stoma. If you are considering a revisional weight loss procedure, the Restorative Obesity Surgery, Endolumenal (ROSE) Procedure may be a good option for you.