Balloon Weight Loss Surgery. The inflated balloon occupies a big space in the stomach. If you meet the requirements for bariatric surgery we ll guide you through the process.
Overview intragastric balloon placement is a weight loss procedure that involves placing a saline filled silicone balloon in your stomach. Until now only bariatric surgery has been proven to provide durable weight loss for people living with obesity. Mary s medical center in richmond va.
So if your starting weight is 20 stone your weight is expected to go down to 17 stone with the balloon.
The balloon is placed into the stomach through the mouth using an endoscope while the patient is under mild sedation. Gastric balloon has the lowest self pay cost if your insurance covers bariatric surgery other procedures may cost less than the gastric balloon gastric balloon has the lowest total cost out of all available types of weight loss surgery. The inflated balloon occupies a big space in the stomach. This procedure achieves about 15 weight loss on average.
