Chirurgia Bariatrica

Endoscopic Gastric Balloon

Intragastric balloon placement is a weight-loss procedure that involves placing a saline-filled silicone balloon in your stomach. This helps you lose weight by limiting how much you can eat and making you feel full faster. Placing an intragastric balloon is a temporary procedure that does not require surgery.İt is placed endoscopilly under sedation and the duration of the procedure is 15-20 minutes.Expected weight loss is %15-20. it is a daily procedure that does not require hospital stay .2-3 days after procedure there may be a discomfort period with nausea,some cramps and vomitting till the stomach uses the balloon.

Sleeve Gastrectomy

Gastric sleeve surgery, also called sleeve gastrectomy, is a bariatric surgery procedure. It removes a large portion of your stomach, leaving behind a narrow “sleeve.” Reducing your stomach helps restrict calories and reduce hunger signals. This surgery is offered to help people with clinically severe obesity achieve effective weight loss. It is applied to patients who have previously tried to lose weight with diet and exercise but have failed and whose body mass index is 35 and above. The surgery is performed laparoscopically. The hospital stay is 2 nights and the surgery duration is 1 hour. The weight loss rate after the surgery is 35 % of the current weight at the end of one year.

 

 Endoscopic Gastric Botox Injection

 

 

Applying Botulinum toxin (botox) to the stomach is a relatively new method of weight loss based on endoscopically injecting Botulinum toxin into certain areas of the stomach. In this method, gastric emptying time is delayed by limiting of stomach muscles contraction, , and the patient experiences loss of appetite; Thus, weight loss is achieved.The procedure is 15-20 minutes and doesnt require hospital stay.The expected weight loss is 8-12% .