Apollo Revise TORe Animation

Gastric bypass surgery creates a small pouch from the stomach and connects the pouch to the small intestine. This decreases the amount of food you can eat and reduces nutrient absorption. However, weight gain can reoccur if the connection between the stomach and the intestines gets bigger over time.

If this happens, a doctor may recommend a revision procedure to re-tighten the connection or outlet to help you lose weight again. This procedure is called transoral outlet reduction or TOR. While you are asleep, the doctor passes a camera through your mouth and into your stomach.

After inspecting the area, the doctor prepares the tissue around the outlet to be re-tightened. Using the Apollo revised system, the doctor may place a few stitches to tighten the outlet or may sew completely around the outlet to tighten it into a smaller size. If needed, the doctor may use one to two stitches to re-tighten the stomach pouch as well.

With the outlet sewn into a smaller shape, you'll eat less and feel full faster. This advanced endoscopic procedure, performed with the Apollo revised system, does not require incisions, meaning no scarring and less time away. Most patients typically go home the same day as the procedure.

Sutures are applied using the Apollo revised system, the first and only system authorized by the FDA to perform this endoscopic revision after a gastric bypass. It is indicated in adult patients with obesity who have a BMI 30 to 50. Learn more about the Apollo revised system by visiting apolloendo.com slash revise.

Patients who undergo a TOR procedure must also pursue certain lifestyle modifications such as changes to diet and exercise in order to achieve desired results. All procedures have risks. Talk to your doctor and understand all risks before having a procedure.