True You Weight Loss said Dr. McGowan is the only physician in the U.S. to reach the milestone.
Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty is a roughly 40-minute incisionless procedure that allows a gastroenterologist to reduce the size of the stomach with endoscopic suturing.
The procedure is best suited to patients with a body mass index of at least 30, who haven’t been successful with diet and exercise alone, and who either don’t want to undergo, or are ineligible for, bariatric surgery.
