Obesity is a serious, chronic disease that can have adversely affect several body functions. People who are overweight or obese usually are at a greater risk of developing serious conditions such as heart disease, Type-2 diabetes, and bone and joint disease.
If you too are are experiencing obesity and want to break through weight loss barriers without surgery, Orbera (Fluid-Filled) Gastric balloon surgery can be a possible way out. One of the many advantages of the gastric balloon is that, compared to other forms of gastric surgeries, more people qualify for the procedure.
Gastric Balloon System
The Gastric Balloon System helps facilitate weight loss by taking up space in your stomach so you eat less. During treatment you should receive professional nutrition and exercise support to help you make the lifestyle changes that promote weight loss. The Obalon Balloon System supports you to help change your eating habits and keep the weight off for the long term.
When used with a diet and exercise program, patients have lost twice as much weight as those with diet and exercise alone.
Gastric balloon is a device used as part of a non-invasive weight loss treatment to achieve and maintain weight loss. The treatment involves the placement of two balloons inside your stomach coupled with a weight-loss therapy program for 12 months. The procedure is reversible and does not involve changing the body’s anatomy.
It also helps support long lasting results. Average of 89% of weight loss was kept off at 1 year (6 months post-removal), when combined with a moderate diet and exercise program.
The placement of each Gastric balloon typically takes less than 10 minutes and doesn’t require sedation. In your physician’s office, you swallow a capsule containing a small balloon, and then your physician inflates the balloon.
Candidates for Gastric Balloon
It is recommended for those who have a high BMI (30–40), find diet and exercise inadequate to lose weight, and do not qualify for surgical weight loss procedures or wish to avoid them.
· Adults over 22 years
· No prior Bariatric Surgery or Bowel/Stomach Problems
· Willing to participate in a medically supervised program
· If not comfortable with other forms of weight loss surgery
· Tried and failed at diet and exercise
· Ready to commit to a lifestyle change
· Ready to undergo balloon removal after six months
· Do not have a complicated medical history such as acid reflux, severe hernias, or stomach ulcers
If you think you are right for Gastric Balloon and want to reduce 30 plus pounds, speak with an expert at Minimally Invasive Surgical Associates to evaluate the benefits and possible risks.
Gastric Balloon is a Non-Surgical Procedure
The Gastric Balloon is a simple, non-surgical outpatient procedure. First, a diagnostic test is done to make sure that there are no complications and it is safe to perform the procedure. The placement of Gastric Balloon into the stomach is a simple, non-surgical outpatient procedure.
The gastric balloon is placed endoscopically during an outpatient procedure under mild anesthesia and sedation. After you’re given a mild sedative, the physician will insert the deflated balloon through your mouth and into your stomach.
It is then filled with a safe saline solution until it’s about the size of a grapefruit. The entire procedure usually only takes 20 or 30 minutes and most people go home the same day.
Once it is placed in a proper position, the balloon is inflated with saline and a dye, or gas to maintain the required size.
The balloons are then filled with saline to reduce the space within the stomach and produce a feeling of fullness, encouraging you to eat smaller meals.
How long does the treatment continue?
The gastric balloon is kept in place for a period of 6 months during which you are offered personalized advice on diet and exercise. The balloon helps initiate the process of weight loss. The program extends for another 6 months after its removal to help you maintain the healthy lifestyle choices and sustain your weight loss.
Risks & Complications
As with any other procedure, Gastric balloon procedure involves certain risks and complications:
· Esophageal, gastric ulcers or perforation.
· Deflation of the balloon which can lead to blockage.
· Rupture of balloon dye (if used), which will be released in the urine.
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