Intragastric balloon insertion is a weight loss procedure that involves inserting a silicone balloon filled with saline into your stomach. This helps you lose weight by limiting how much you can eat and making you feel full faster. Gastric balloon placement is a temporary procedure that does not require surgery.
If you are concerned about your weight and diet and exercise are not working for you, a gastric balloon procedure may be an option.
Like other weight loss procedures, gastric balloon requires a commitment to a healthier lifestyle. To ensure the long-term success of the procedure, you need to make permanent healthy changes to your diet and exercise regularly.
A gastric balloon may be an option for you in the following cases:
If your body mass index (BMI) is 27 and above, you may be a candidate for a gastric balloon.
You are ready to make healthy lifestyle changes, receive regular medical follow-up and participate in behavioral therapy.
If you have not had any stomach or esophagus surgery before.
Gastric balloons are not the right choice for everyone who is overweight. A screening process will help your doctor see if the procedure will be beneficial for you.
Gastric balloons are of two types, endocopic or ingestible.
Endoscopic gastric balloon is a method that is applied under sedasgon primarily by making a gastroscopic evaluation if your stomach is suitable. Gastric balloons with a duration of 6 months or a duration of 1 year can be applied in suitable patients. the gastric balloon, which is 1 year old, has the ability to be adjusted. a 6-month-old gastric balloon is usually inflated to 500 cc at a time. It is necessary to remove the endoscopically applied gastric balloons again endoscopically.
If it is in an ingestible gastric balloon, no sedation procedure is performed. Patients are questioned symptomatically and candidate patients are determined by starting stomach protectors before the procedure. First of all, the gastric balloon is swallowed by the patient with water. A direct graph is taken to make sure that the balloon capsule is in the stomach. After making sure that it is in the stomach, the gastric balloon is again inflated with 500 cc. An X-ray is taken again and the procedure is terminated. The ingestible gastric balloon is excreted from the body spontaneously after 5-6 months. There will be no need for a second operation.
Balloon applications are aimed at getting rid of excess pounds. As with all methods used in the treatment of obesity, lifestyle changes are very important. Dr. Cihan and his team will give you all the information about this.
