GASTRICT BALLOON
Gastric balloon is one of the methods used in the treatment of obesity. This method can be used in obese patients who do not want to have surgery or are not suitable for surgery. Cause of the 600-700 cc balloon significantly reduces the stomach volume, the patient can easily adapt to the diet. This condition makes the patient feel full quickly when eating. For patients who are obese, have an unhealthy body condition, have difficulty controlling their appetite, or have other conditions that prevent them from losing weight, this medical procedure is an ideal option.
How Is The Treatment
In gastric balloon procedure, the balloon is placed in the stomach by endoscopy or swallowing method. The purpose of the gastric balloon, which is called an ellipse in the literature, is to suppress the patient’s appetite.
It is possible to get rid of 20% of excess weight with gastric balloon. Diet and motivation are very important in losing weight. And this result is of course directly proportional to the patient’s sincerity to undergo the doctor’s advice.
At the end of approximately 36 weeks, the gastric balloon is naturally expelled from the body. For this reason, the gastric balloon does not have a permanent and harmful effect on the human body. During this process, the patient should in contact with the doctor and his team.
At the initial stage, the doctor will explain the process of this medical procedure in detail and clearly to the patient. Before the gastric balloon procedure, medication can be administered to the patient in order to relieve the patient’s stomach.
What is the diet like after the stomach balloon medical procedure?
Patients can return to social life after 1-2 days. Unlike other batriatic surgeries, this gastrict balloon medical procedure does not require a nutritional diet to lose weight. Because the presence of a balloon in the stomach will automatically prevent the patient from eating large portions.
Who is suitable for a stomach balloon medical procedure?
It is a suitable method for patients who have a mass body index between 27-35. Within a year, the patient will lose a satisfactory amount of weight. The success rate of this method depends not only on a balloon in the stomach that suppresses the patient’s appetite, but also on strongly on the patient being strongly encouraged to increase physical activity during the weight loss process
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