Leaks and bleeding at the intestinal connection have always been the biggest concern in bariatric surgery. That’s the part most patients worry about, and for good reason.

Dr. George G. Mutafyan is the first surgeon in Southern California to perform a weight loss procedure that avoids cutting, stapling, and stitching at the connection site entirely, eliminating leak and bleeding risk at that point.

This short video shows how magnetic technology makes that possible.

Click play to see why this approach is changing how weight loss surgery is being reimagined.

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