New weight loss procedure at Royal Alexandra Hospital being hailed a ‘game-changer’ | Page 17 | Unpublished
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Publication Date: May 27, 2026 - 20:12

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New weight loss procedure at Royal Alexandra Hospital being hailed a ‘game-changer’

May 27, 2026
With a endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty, the stomach is stitched smaller from the inside and instead of doctors making abdominal incisions, the tools go down the patient's throat.


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