| The last 2 decades have presented a variety of | | | | before being pumped with saline. As these 2 oval |
| different scientific methods for preventing obesity - | | | | sections are inflated, patients will start to feel full and |
| gastric bypasses included. However despite the the | | | | decrease their appetite and lose excess lbs. |
| medical directive a couple of years ago which | | | | More importantly, once dieters reach their weight loss |
| enforced the ruling that all Cosmetic Centers must | | | | goal, this cosmetic device can easily be deflated and |
| have expert surgeons and equipment, these types of | | | | removed from the stomach without being surgically |
| weight loss procedures are still life threatening. | | | | removed. |
| Even taking into consideration the fact that | | | | As we speak, this dual action balloon is meant to |
| complication rates have dropped by 2.2% from | | | | perform its first medical trial at the beginning of April |
| 12.2% of patients to 10%, and mortality rates have | | | | where 30 volunteers across three surgeries will be |
| reduced from 0.28% to 0.20% (a 0.08% drop) - | | | | inserted with this balloon mechanism. Should it work, |
| these improvements are not enough when you | | | | this study will be applied to 350 volunteers across ten |
| factor in the thousands of people who undergo | | | | surgeries and eventually will be presented to the FDA |
| these procedures every single year. | | | | for approval. |
| However, hope could be around the corner for | | | | Does Stomach Balloons work? |
| slimmers if the ReShape Medical of San Clemente's | | | | It is undisputable that this balloon device could |
| dual action balloon system is approved by the Food | | | | potentially help thousands of slimmers who are either |
| and Drug Administration. | | | | below age of consent or suffer from diabetes, |
| Structured to help obese patients who have a BMI | | | | coronary heart disease and severe joint problems to |
| above or below the required settings for gastric | | | | lose those excess lbs, but this double balloon system |
| bypass and band placement surgeries, or who are | | | | has got a long way to go before it is recommended. |
| too young for such intense surgeries - the dual action | | | | 26 years ago, a similar single balloon system was |
| balloon system could easily support this overlooked | | | | produced by Garren-Edwards and was implanted into |
| group. | | | | patients. However, with no backup membrane to |
| How does the Stomach Balloons Weight Loss | | | | prevent leakages, this mechanism was prone to |
| Surgery work? | | | | rupturing and entering into the small intestine where it |
| In its current condition, the double-balloon mechanism | | | | produced dangerous blockages. Consequently, this |
| is inserted down a patient's throat using thin tubing | | | | device was quickly removed from the market. |