For Immediate Release
Date: June 2, 2008
Contact: Charlene Wilkins
(703) 670-1236
Dr. Denis Halmi (left) and Dr. Daniel Tran of Potomac Hospital's Weight Loss Surgery Center.
Woodbridge, Va. – Potomac Hospital now offers Natural Orifice Surgery (NOS), a minimally invasive option for revisional weight loss surgery. Using a new device called StomaphyX™, doctors can now perform “incisionless” revisional weight loss surgery.
Revisional weight loss surgery is generally reserved for those who have had prior weight loss surgery but failed to lose adequate weight or have regained significant weight. Revisional surgery is generally more complex with higher operative risks, and in select patients, can be performed by a very minimally invasive technique using StomaphyX™.
StomaphyX™ allows doctors to introduce medical tools into the body through the mouth, rather than through an abdominal incision. Incisionless surgery reduces risks, such as infection and hernias, that are associated with traditional surgery and can reduce hospital stay and patient discomfort as well as improve patient recovery and satisfaction.
About Weight Loss Surgery at Potomac
Potomac Hospital’s Weight Loss Surgery Center has been named a Center of Excellence by the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS). The ASMBS Center of Excellence designation recognizes surgical programs with a demonstrated track record of excellent outcomes in bariatric surgery.
At Potomac Hospital's Weight Loss Surgery Center, patients receive care from specialized, experienced surgeons, nurses, operating room personnel and anesthesiologists, plus the full support team of medical specialists, dietitians, and physical therapists.
The weight loss surgical team at Potomac is lead by Denis Halmi, M.D., FACS, and Daniel Tran, M.D., FACS. They are board certified general surgeons who specialize in weight loss surgery and are members of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. The surgical team has performed more than 2,000 operations since the program began in 2000.
