The capsule is ingested and then the gastric balloon is filled with water to create a sense of fullness - ALLURION/PA Obese patients have taken a water balloon weight loss pill on the NHS for the ...

Combining a swallowable gastric balloon with a weight loss drug may be a way to lose significant body weight, a new study suggests. In about eight months of combination treatment, participants lost an ...

The weight loss balloon (also called the intragastric balloon) is a simple, non-surgical outpatient procedure. Gastric balloons are an option for people who need to lose weight but do not qualify for ...

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed a new technology to help people lose weight – a balloon filled with silicone or air that gets inserted into the stomach like a ...

Loyola Medicine's comprehensive weight loss center is offering a new option to treat obesity - a grapefruit-size gastric balloon that takes up as much as half the volume of the stomach. The Orbera® ...

If only weight loss were as easy as swallowing a pill — and now, it might be. Doctors from Italy have developed an easy-to-swallow capsule that fills with water to create a small balloon after it ...

The American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery added the intragastric balloon to its list of approved procedures and devices, effective Feb. 5. 1. Intragastric balloons are used to treat ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. Adults with obesity who received a novel gastric balloon ...

GLP-1 meds are all the rage for weight loss nowadays, but not everyone can safely take the drugs to shed pounds. Invasive weight-loss surgeries can often be a tough sell, too. Now, researchers at the ...

Bariatric surgery is a medical procedure that alters the digestive system to help individuals with obesity lose weight by limiting food intake, nutrient absorption, or both. Globally, obesity has ...