45-Year-Old Loses His Extra Kilos Without Going Under the Knife at Global Hospitals, Mumbai

By Bipasha Mitra

The endoscopic procedure ensures reduction of 54 per cent of the excess fat within a year

Director of the Baldota Institute of Digestive Sciences at Global Hospital, Mumbai, Dr. Amit Maydeo performed a new minimally invasive weight loss surgery on a 45-year-old Pushpa Kadam.
Known as endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty, this procedure is approved by FDA and has been introduced for the first time in India by Dr. Maydeo.
In this procedure, the size of the stomach is reduced by using an endoscopic suturing device called 'over stich'.
Patients undergoing this procedure is not only ensured a less recovery time but also are discharged from the hospital on the same day.
Resulting in almost 54 per cent weight loss within a year, the endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty even comes with a more reasonable price than other common bariatric surgery procedures.
Kadam has effectively started shedding the extra kilos post surgery.

Source: Global Hospital, Mumbai, Media Update

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Bipasha Mitra

Vaidam Health · Updated 25 Sept 2026

After completing her Bachelors Degree in English and PG Diploma in Journalism, Bipasha started her career in writing. With an eye for detail and a creative bent of mind, she emphatically crafts patient's stories, and pens blogs and articles understanding what the readers want to know and should know for their medical treatment.