V-Bloc?

[0ptimisticNSouth]

Anyone familiar with this new procedure approved in 2015 by FDA?

 

[Clematis]

I wouldn't be too excited about it. Costs as much as bariatric surgery with limited results. (And little data much less long term data of success.)

http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/840709#vp_1

 

[0ptimisticNSouth]

Thanks, just curious.

 

[Larra]

The FDA doesn't approve procedures, just devices. Apparently they have determined the device is safe. To my mind, that has no bearing on whether or not it will prove effective long term. All it does is make you feel less hungry. I'm not impressed.
Remember that lap band is also FDA approved and has been for years despite the dismal results many people get. People are making lots of money off this device, and probably will with the new device as well, because so many people find the idea of less intervention appealing. But without major lifestyle change, this device won't work, because it doesn't remove weight, it just controls hunger (assuming it works as it is advertised to do - I don't actually know how well or how poorly it works).

 

[0ptimisticNSouth]

@Larra
I always value your insight. Thanks for crusading the estranged and porting them to doors of DS wisdom. Angels come in all forms. (Smile). I have been following and reading and enjoying tne vast wisdom that exist here.

Sincerely,
Marie

 

[Larra]

Thanks, Marie!
knowledge is power, and there is so much collective knowledge on this website, so many valuable insights, and so many helpful people. This is a great place for anyone to learn.