Hwang Stephanie S, Takata Mark C, Fujioka Ken, Fuller William
Division of General/Bariatric Surgery, Scripps Clinic Weight Management.
Division of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Scripps Clinic, La Jolla, CA, USA.
Med Devices (Auckl). 2016 Aug 17;9:291-9. doi: 10.2147/MDER.S106223. eCollection 2016.
There are many different methods of treating obesity, ranging from various medical options to several surgical therapies. This paper briefly summarizes current surgical options for weight loss with a focus on one of the newest US Food and Drug Administration-approved devices for surgical weight loss therapy, the Maestro Rechargeable System. Also known as the vagal blocking for obesity control implantable device, this tool blocks vagal nerve activity to induce weight loss.
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