Dr. Michel Gagner, the specialist in bariatric surgery, realized two weeks ago a new intervention which, unlike the techniques favored to date, does not modify the digestive system. A non-invasive treatment approved less than six months ago by Health Canada, which is now a new option for people with obesity. The technique is based on an already known procedure. People who suffer from cancer of the throat or who are unable to feed by mouth can indeed have a tube placed in the stomach, which goes to the surface of the skin of the abdomen - percutaneous gastrostomy. Liquid food can be poured directly into the stomach. An intervention is now common. In the case of obese people, who do not want to have bariatric surgery, it's about doing the same thing, but the opposite. Instead of filling the stomach, it is emptied. The procedure involves inserting a tube into the stomach, which goes to the surface of the skin, where it is connected to a button. Half an ...