Gastric Balloon

Intragastric Balloon - Dubai Gastroenterology Clinic

• The gastric balloon is an inflatable medical device that is temporarily placed into the stomach to reduce weight. It is used as one of the non-surgical options for losing weight in selected patients when diet and exercise have failed and surgery is not recommended. Gastroenterology Clinic in Dubai DRHC offers gastric balloon surgery in Dubai
• Firstly, they occupy space within the stomach, so there is less space for food. The stomach varies substantially from person to person according to height, sex, and genes.
• The average stomach is approximately 1.5 liters in volume, and so the average balloon (filled to 650 mL) reduces the volume of the stomach by less than 50%.
• In fact, the main effect of the balloon is that it slows the flow of food and liquid into the passage through the stomach. This makes you feel full much quicker and longer and substantially reduces the amount you need to eat to feel comfortably full.

Procedure:

• The balloon is introduced into the stomach through your mouth without the need for surgery, the doctor inserts an endoscopic camera (gastroscope) into the stomach.
• If no abnormalities are observed, the balloon is placed through the mouth and down the esophagus into the stomach. Once inside your stomach, it is then filled with a sterile saline solution, through a small filling tube attached to the balloon.
• Once filled, the doctor removes the tube by gently pulling on the external end, leaving the balloon inside the stomach.
• Placement of the balloon takes approximately 20 minutes, after which you are monitored by nursing staff in the recovery bay. As this is a “day-case” procedure, patients are generally discharged home within two hours after balloon insertion.

Weight Loss:

• It is important for you to understand that the intragastric balloon is a tool to aid weight loss and is most effective when combined with a comprehensive lifestyle program delivered by your doctor and trained dietitians.
• The amount of weight loss to be expected is specific to each device, but in general, most devices will achieve 15-20% of your total body weight (i.e., a 100-kg person would lose 15-20 kg on average). Ultimately, the amount of weight you lose and maintain will depend on how closely you follow the advice of your doctor and our trained dietitians.

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Dubai Gastroenterology Clinic - Dr. Rami Hamed Center now provides the best gastroenterologist in Dubai for Gastric Balloon, colonoscopies, Colon Cancer Screening, and so on.