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ESG: Weight Loss Without Surgery<\/span><\/h1>\n

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No Incisions | Same-Day Procedure | 50% Excess Weight Loss<\/span><\/h4>\n

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Want surgical results without the surgery? ESG by London’s leading specialist. <\/span><\/h6>\n
25+ years, zero mortality.<\/span><\/h6>\n

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\u2713 BMI 30+ eligible<\/span><\/span><\/h6>\n

\u2713 15\u201325% body weight loss<\/span><\/span><\/h6>\n

\u2713 Same-day recovery<\/span><\/span><\/h6>\n

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Our London patients achieve remarkable weight loss with Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty (ESG). <\/span><\/h4>\n

Here are real before and after photos from patients treated by Dr Vasilikostas at GV Clinic.<\/span><\/h4>\n

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Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty instead involves suturing the stomach to create changes in shape. Because of this, recovery time is greatly reduced, and the procedure is completely reversible and can be easily revised.<\/p>\n

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This procedure affects the release of certain hormones associated with hunger. This creates a feeling of satiety after consumption of a smaller amount of food. This feeling is also present for a longer time.<\/p>\n

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A mini-gastric bypass is a weight-loss procedure that involves making surgical changes to the stomach in order to reduce the release of hunger hormones.<\/p>\n

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Revision weight-loss surgery is a corrective procedure performed to address problems caused by a previous bariatric procedure. These problems may include digestive issues such as acid reflux.<\/p>\n

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With more than 25 years of clinical expertise and excellent results, Mr Vasilikostas is highly qualified in all aspects of weight loss management, including a wide range of medical and minimally invasive surgical procedures such as Allurion gastric balloon<\/a>, Orbera balloon<\/a>, endoscopic sleeve<\/a>, gastric bypass<\/a>, mini-gastric bypass<\/a>, gastric sleeve<\/a>, SADI-S procedure<\/a> and revision weight loss surgery<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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