TOGA Surgery is new procedure that involves gastroplasty using an endoscopic approach - what this means is some form surgical procedure is carried out in your stomach and the approach is through your mouth. Of course that’s good news as there will not be any surgical scars. This procedure is performed using the TOGA device which was developed by Satiety, Inc. out of Palo Alto, California.

However, this is a new surgical procedure which cannot be freely performed as yet and is currently awaiting approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. There is a lot of excitement surrounding the TOGA procedure. In simple terms, what this procedure involves, is to run a device through your mouth into the stomach where it effectively ’staples’ a section of your stomach to create a restrictive pouch that is intended to fill up as food enters the stomach. This will give the patients a feeling of fullness after a small meal and I suppose make them consume less food.

Dr. Davis, a surgeon at New York-Presbyterian Hospital and co-investigator of the study being undertaken at the hospital was quoted as saying “The benefits of an endoscopic approach are less pain, quicker recovery, shortened hospital stay and decreased complications, as well as a lack of scarring,” He also went on to say “Eventually, TOGA may also be an option for patients who are unable or unwilling to undergo more invasive surgery.”
Although still under study in the US and awaiting FDA approval, pilot studies have been conducted in Mexico and Belgium where it was found that patients who underwent this procedure lost as much as 40% of their excess weight over 12 months.

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If you like to know more about the TOGA System, you can visit the Satiety Inc. website where you will find more information including a video on how this procedure is performed.  On the other hand, if you can’t wait till it’s approved in the US or you find the whole procedure a bit overwhelming and would like to try out a simpler approach then Check This Out. > A ground breaking ‘Fat Loss’ program that will strip you of your fat at a fraction of what TOGA might cost. You have nothing to lose other than your fat as it comes with a money back guarantee. Go take a look [CLICK HERE] and consider it as an option before you even consider any surgery.

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First and foremost there is the risk of surgery, and all the post operative complications that may occur following any surgical procedure. You must also be aware that most gastric surgical procedures are not reversible. Then again don’t forget the post operative healing period and the discomfort associated. This may stretch for weeks.

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