Bariatric Surgery – Non-Surgical procedures
Introduction
Intra Gastric Balloon: intragastric balloon it is an approved procedure for obesity, in which normal saline is filled in a silicone balloon is placed in your stomach, helping you lose weight by limiting the amount of food intake, and it makes you feel full faster.Like other weight loss procedures, a stomach balloon requires a healthy lifestyle commitment. You need to make permanent health changes to your diet and exercise regularly to ensure the success of balloon procedure.
The balloon has two types:
- Endoscopic intragastric balloon (balloon for 6 months and balloon for one year)
- Ellipse gastric balloon (pill balloon 4 months)
Without endoscopy:
- By swallowing the pill with saline
- X-rays to ensure the pill reached the stomach
- X-rays to ensure the pill reached the stomach
- It does not require removal after 4 months
