| While obesity and its associated diseases become a | | | | sterile saline solution, making it too big to pass into |
| serious problem in the UK, the demand for weight | | | | the bowel, so it floats freely in the stomach, making |
| loss solutions is still growing, leading to more interest | | | | the patient feel full faster, and therefore eat less, |
| in effective treatment, locally and abroad. Clinics in | | | | and get used to new eating habits. |
| Poland fill the gap, offering their services to foreign | | | | After the maximum period of six months the balloon |
| patients on very attractive terms. | | | | is then deflated and removed, leaving the patient |
| The cost difference can sometimes be astounding | | | | with up to 50% less excess weight, so for example, |
| – the intragastric balloon system (BIB)- a | | | | from the 100 extra pounds it is expected that you |
| non-surgical, non-pharmaceutical treatment of obesity | | | | will lose up to 50 pounds during the period the balloon |
| in Polish clinics is around GBP 2000, where in the UK, | | | | has been in its place. |
| the prices strart from GBP 4500! | | | | The treatment requires two visits in Poland – one |
| The BIB obesity treatment is meant for patients with | | | | where the BIB balloon is insterted, and one when it is |
| BMI of 30+, who wish to lose weight. Once inserted, | | | | removed, and one or two consultations in the UK |
| the soft sillicone balloon is filled with up to 500ml of | | | | just to make sure everything is in order. |