Stomach Balloon

Stomach balloon operation is the endoscopic placement of a water-filled stomach balloon into the stomach. It is also known as the gastric balloon technique and it is aimed to create a feeling of fullness in the stomach for a feeling of satiety. The inflatable, medical made silicone balloon placed in the stomach can be placed or removed with a simple process after 6 months.

The stomach balloon process is not a surgical operation and is mainly applied to patients who avoid surgery. People who cannot handle bariatric surgery operations or those who do not want an operation for any reason despite their body mass index below 25 or those who want to lose weight before obesity surgery can benefit from the stomach balloon process. If you are super morbidly obese with a body mass index of 50-60, you can lose around 10 kg through the stomach balloon process and you can have obesity surgery by reducing your liver volume.

Meaningful Results with Stomach Balloon

Stomach balloon operation allows you to eat smaller servings.

It is applied to reach your ideal weight faster and easier.

Stomach balloon is applied to ensure that you eat as much as you need and to provide your nutritional balance with high nutritional value but low-calorie foods.

Stomach balloon makes you more patient and helps you to transform your new diet into a lifestyle.

The Operation Suitable For Obesity

Stomach balloon process can be applied to people between the ages of 18-65. Patients between mild obesity and at risk of metabolic diseases are suitable for stomach ballooning. Apart from this, among the patients who have 3rd-degree obesity and whose body mass index is between 35-40, those who cannot tolerate obesity surgery can also benefit from the stomach balloon procedure.

People with a body mass index of more than 40 and severe obesity are also suitable patients for stomach balloon processes to lose weight before obesity surgery. In such patients, the damage caused by obesity can be prevented and weight loss is achieved through the stomach balloon process. Finally, the stomach balloon process is an ideal treatment method for people who are 10-15 kilos overweight and who cannot get rid of their excess weight with diet or exercise.

Quick Placement

The stomach balloon process takes 10-15 minutes under sedation through the endoscopy method. How much the stomach balloon process helps you lose weight varies depending on the patient's excess weight, metabolic rate, gender, age, dieting will, metabolic and hormonal disorders, and how much time spending on physical activities. Stomach balloon operation allows you to lose 20-30 percent of the weight you have. Adapting to the given diet and exercising will increase this rate.

Stomach balloon is not a surgical operation; there is no need to stay in the hospital after the process and it is possible to be discharged within 1-2 hours after the process; it does not pose a great risk compared to surgery; it provides a feeling of satiety; the patient is not under anesthesia during the process, and most importantly, it contributes to weakening. Stomach balloon is one of the most ideal ways among the weight loss methods.

Removing Stomach Balloon

Removal of the stomach balloon is also performed with an easy procedure. The patient is sedated and the stomach balloon is deflated by the endoscopy method. Then the stomach balloon is removed by mouth. It is important to maintain your weight after the removal of the stomach balloon. Your appetite may increase after the process. In order not to regain the weight you have lost, you should follow your dietician’s advice and not disrupt your physical activities.