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Are you looking for the best technology for how you can lose weight effectively permanently and without surgery? The Weight Doctors SLEEVE® based on OverStitchTM Next technology could be the right choice for you.

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A gastric reduction using OverStitchTM Next is the best option for patients with allergic reactions

Many Weight Doctors patients want a permanent gastric reduction. Preferably without surgery, so that no cuts need to be made on the abdomen and scars can be avoided. Of course, this is possible with the spectacular Weight Doctors SLEEVE®.

Some of them have a problem, however: They suffer from an allergy to certain metals and thus react to one of the materials used in the standard technology of the Weight Doctors SLEEVE®: nickel. Since Weight Doctors also respect the strict requirements from our premium manufacturers and only use the technologies on our patients when there are no medical reasons against it, this path to getting a permanent gastric reduction without surgery was previously blocked for these patients.

Now everything is different: With the OverStitchTM Next technology from manufacturer Boston Scientific, what previously seemed impossible becomes possible: The successful, extremely effective principle of the Weight Doctors SLEEVE® now has a second technological basis that makes gastric reduction possible completely without the use of nickel.

The OverStitchTM Next technology is so good that it is not only used in patients who have a nickel allergy. Weight Doctors patients who choose a Weight Doctors SLEEVE® can freely choose which base technology their permanent gastric reduction without surgery should be performed with. This is naturally provided that there are no significant reasons against it in the medical assessment of our experienced specialists. This is unique in Germany and gives our patients the greatest possible freedom to receive the best gastric reduction for them.

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    Advantages of the Apollo OverStitchTM Technology

    What makes the Apollo OverStitch™ technology stand out for the endoscopic stomach reduction treatment?

    Quality

    Outstanding Safety.

    The risks and complications of the Apollo OverStitch™ technology are relatively low. And this while stomach volume is reduced by up to 75%. On average, patients lose approximately 50% of their excess weight after 6 months, while foregoing usual risks and complications of surgical treatments.

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    Long lasting.

    Your stomach reduction with the Apollo OverStitch™ technology is permanent: reducing the size of the stomach for the long term. Together with a healthy lifestyle and supportive eating habits, your weight loss results are here to stay.

    Short down time.

    The downtime following a permanent stomach reduction with the Apollo OverStitch™ technology is quite short. In most cases, you’ll be back to your normal routine and daily activities in as little as 3-4 days – without any restrictions.

    Reduced appetite.

    With the Apollo OverStitch™ technology your stomach takes on a tubular silhouette. With this, you’ll be able to consume significantly less food. You stay satisfied for longer and the feeling of hunger takes longer to reappear.

    Warranty.

    The first year is crucial for a successful stomach reduction. That’s why every Weight Doctors SLEEVE® comes with a 12-month warranty on our suture technology. For a good feeling right from the start.

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    Real quality of life.

    The Weight Doctors SLEEVE® leaves no permanent restrictions, while your overall quality of life noticeably improves after just a few weeks.

    Experience really matters

    Undergoing weight loss treatment is a big decision, often patients have considered it for years before taking the plunge. 

    For a long time patients were presented only with surgical options for obesity. Whilst these options can be good, they are also invasive. Weight Doctors® recognised early on that a large potion of weight loss patients are generally healthy with a BMI lower than 50. A minimally invasive, yet powerful procedure suits these patients perfectly. 

    Weight Doctors® were amongst the first European specialists to provide Endoscopic treatment for weight loss and have grown to be the largest with centres across South Africa, the UK, the Netherlands, Germany and beyond. Not only that, Endoscopic treatment is our speciality and passion. 

    Working with International experts such as Dr Devinder Bansi, Professor Karl Miller and Professor Jan Willem Greve soon saw Weight Doctors® at the cutting edge of endoscopic treatment and performing cases in high volume. 

    Now the Weight Doctors SLEEVE® sits alongside traditional surgical weight loss methods, is approved for use within most national and medical guidelines worldwide including the U.S. and attracts around 10'000 patients each year. 

    With all this said, the Weight Doctors SLEEVE® is an intricate procedure only to be performed by experts who carry out the procedure routinely and with an excellent clinical team. At Weight Doctors®, patients can be confident of this expert team, alongside excellent clinical facilities and industry leading aftercare. Read more about the 12 best reasons to choose Weight Doctors®.

    When is the OverStitchTM Next technology the right choice?

    Overweight, especially morbid obesity, is often an immense burden on the body and mind of many affected people. Not only can serious secondary diseases arise from it. Social structures can also be subject to considerable restrictions as a result, sometimes leading to isolation. And it is precisely then that it becomes particularly difficult for those affected to get out of this emotional and health-related low again. While for many the desire to lose weight is great, the strength to cope with this task alone is often not available.

    The OverStitchTM Next technology, also referred to as sleeve gastrectomy without surgery, is the newest completely scar-free technology for permanent gastric reduction used at Weight Doctors. It is used in all procedures of our Weight Doctors SLEEVE® when patients either suffer from a nickel allergy or consciously choose this technology.

    The OverStitchTM Next technology is available at Weight Doctors only with the Weight Doctors SLEEVE®

    The Weight Doctors team has its origins in the Westfalenklinik in Dortmund. There, patients have been successfully led to sustainable and long-term weight loss success with minimally invasive procedures for almost 2 decades. Weight Doctors have made a virtue of this and since then enable the constant improvement of patient results with the newest, technologically best and most gentle procedures on the one hand and the most experienced specialists on the other hand.

    What could previously only be achieved through temporary solutions or with surgical procedures is now possible permanently and without cuts and remaining scars: The Weight Doctors SLEEVE® is completely new in its conception and allows our patients a permanent gastric reduction of up to 75% of the original stomach volume without long-term restrictions and with quick regeneration – with good healing virtually without long downtime. With the help of the Weight Doctors SLEEVE®, which is now also possible for patients with nickel allergy based on OverStitchTM Next technology, even patients with a BMI significantly over 40 can be treated gently and effectively. Find out more at Weight Doctors now.

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    The Apollo OverStitchTM technology at a glance

    Procedure duration
    approx. 60min

    Type of anesthesia
    general anesthesia

    Clinic stay
     1 night

    Pain
    low

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    Scars
    none

    Sociable
    after 3-4 days

    Durability
    permanent

    Cost
    from R 199,000

    When is the OverStitchTM Next technology the right choice?

    Overweight, especially morbid obesity, is often an immense burden on the body and mind of many affected people. Not only can serious secondary diseases arise from it. Social structures can also be subject to considerable restrictions as a result, sometimes leading to isolation. And it is precisely then that it becomes particularly difficult for those affected to get out of this emotional and health-related low again. While for many the desire to lose weight is great, the strength to cope with this task alone is often not available.

    The OverStitchTM Next technology, also referred to as sleeve gastrectomy without surgery, is the newest completely scar-free technology for permanent gastric reduction used at Weight Doctors. It is used in all procedures of our Weight Doctors SLEEVE® when patients either suffer from a nickel allergy or consciously choose this technology.

    The OverStitchTM Next technology is available at Weight Doctors only with the Weight Doctors SLEEVE®

    The Weight Doctors team has its origins in the Westfalenklinik in Dortmund. There, patients have been successfully led to sustainable and long-term weight loss success with minimally invasive procedures for almost 2 decades. Weight Doctors have made a virtue of this and since then enable the constant improvement of patient results with the newest, technologically best and most gentle procedures on the one hand and the most experienced specialists on the other hand.

    What could previously only be achieved through temporary solutions or with surgical procedures is now possible permanently and without cuts and remaining scars: The Weight Doctors SLEEVE® is completely new in its conception and allows our patients a permanent gastric reduction of up to 75% of the original stomach volume without long-term restrictions and with quick regeneration – with good healing virtually without long downtime. With the help of the Weight Doctors SLEEVE®, which is now also possible for patients with nickel allergy based on OverStitchTM Next technology, even patients with a BMI significantly over 40 can be treated gently and effectively. Find out more at Weight Doctors now.

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    A permanent gastric reduction that is performed from the inside out

    The OverStitchTM Next technology is applied “from the inside out”, i.e., through the mouth and esophagus inside the stomach. This means it works completely without surgical operation. This is made possible with the help of a special system patented by the American company Apollo, where special threads are stably sutured with the stomach’s inner wall. At the end of treatment, there is a significant gastric reduction through reduction of stomach volume. At Weight Doctors, this can amount to up to 75% of the original stomach volume. By means of the OverStitchTM Next technology, our patients experience a significantly faster and longer-lasting feeling of satiety even after intake of small amounts of food.

    After only 6 months, more than half of the excess weight can be reduced

    The chances of success with gastric reduction to lose weight continuously and permanently without having to fear major surgical risks have never been as good as with the Weight Doctors SLEEVE® based on OverStitchTM Next technology. The technology is scientifically researched better than any other non-surgical method. On average, our patients lose half of their excess weight after just six months. The BMI is reduced by 1 to 2 BMI classes in this way.

    With our Weight Doctors SLEEVE® based on OverStitchTM Next technology, there is now also a great opportunity for nickel allergy sufferers to break free from excessive and sometimes even morbid obesity – often a vicious cycle over many, many years. Thus, a gastric reduction without surgery can mean the start of a new, lighter and much more carefree life. And through our contact persons at Weight Doctors, you can also learn about suitable accompanying measures regarding your eating and exercise behavior that will additionally help you to further improve the effect of our special Weight Doctors SLEEVE® procedures.


    PROF. DR. MED. THOMAS HÖLTING is convinced

    “Apollo OverStitch™ is highly constricting and therefore incredibly effective. I increasingly use this technology with the Weight Doctors SLEEVE® because my patients show that they lose weight gradually and effectively, therefore supporting long term weight loss.” 

    FAQs ABOUT THE APOLLO OVERSTITCH™ TECHNOLOGY

    The OverStitchTM Next technology is an innovative medical technology that we use in the application of our Weight Doctors SLEEVE® especially in patients with nickel allergies. But also for patients who prefer this technology to the pose® 3.0 Double Helix technology for their Endo-Sleeve, the use of OverStitchTM Next technology is available within our Weight Doctors SLEEVE® procedures.

    Behind OverStitchTM Next are very special instruments patented by the American manufacturer Boston Scientific, with the help of which we can reduce the stomach gently and effectively. And in such a way that no external cuts are necessary and scars on the abdomen remain behind.

    The Weight Doctors SLEEVE® based on OverStitchTM Next technology is performed as part of a gastroenterological gastroscopy. Under general anesthesia, the special instruments are introduced into the stomach through the mouth and esophagus. Then the actual procedure begins by tensioning the special threads to create a vertical and horizontal gathering effect. The procedure usually takes 60-75 minutes, sometimes also 1.5 hours. Weight Doctors generally keep patients who choose a Weight Doctors SLEEVE® based on OverStitchTM Next technology for 1 night inpatient for monitoring. After 3-4 days, our patients are usually fully recovered and can resume their normal activities.

    For the gastric reduction to really take effect, patients must go through a special nutrition program in the first 6-8 weeks so that healing can safely reach completion and the threads anchored in the stomach can stabilize.

    The OverStitchTM Next technology is generally very well tolerated and is particularly characterized by the fact that our patients do not react allergically to the material used. Of course, this is a medical procedure that involves certain risks. Temporary side effects and adverse reactions in the first days, sometimes weeks, are normal until the body has recovered from this procedure.

    Complications can occur but are rare and can then in most cases be treated conservatively, i.e., without further surgical intervention or operation. Bleeding from the suture site in the stomach, hematomas or injuries to the stomach or esophagus can occur, but in the hands of an experienced specialist physician, these are extremely rare complications.

    Weight Doctors would like to point out, however: The safety profile is excellent due to the minimally invasive approach. Nevertheless, the Weight Doctors SLEEVE® in connection with OverStitchTM Next technology is a medical procedure that can only be performed after specialist medical assessment. For this, comprehensive medical consultation and indication assessment must take place, which is performed at Weight Doctors by a specialist physician specialized in this field. We recommend that our patients inform themselves thoroughly about the possibilities, limitations and risks in a free consultation with one of our Weight Doctors SLEEVE® specialists.

    The OverStitchTM Next technology is the scientifically best studied technology among endoscopic technologies for gastric reduction. Today’s medical understanding is based on experience from over 100,000 successfully performed procedures. The OverStitchTM Next technology is used in almost all leading industrialized countries in the world.

    In comparison to the pose® 3.0 Double Helix technology, the effectiveness is similar, possibly even slightly better: after 6 to 7 months, most patients lose about half of their excess weight. In patients with higher BMI, the effectiveness here is even somewhat higher than with the pose®2 Endo-Sleeve. Both technologies have in common that almost 95% of all patients lose weight significantly, i.e., in the double-digit percentage range, already in the first 6 months. While this does not quite achieve the success rates of a surgically created sleeve gastrectomy, as Weight Doctors can also perform with the Gastric Sleeve, for example. Nevertheless, for many patients the Weight Doctors SLEEVE® based on OverStitchTM Next technology is a very good choice because the degree of physical invasiveness is significantly lower.

    In any case, what is decisive is how the technology being used is ultimately implemented: This is exactly why Weight Doctors have developed their own, very special treatment philosophy that builds modularly and is more individually tailored to patient needs than ever before: The Weight Doctors SLEEVE®.

    However well any technology and procedure are implemented in the end: The achievable weight loss and its sustainability depends significantly on how seriously our patients take the assistance, e.g., through OverStitchTM Next technology. Because a behavioral change regarding nutrition and exercise is the key to our procedures really bringing satisfactory success.

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