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Gastric balloon and lap band surgery

Obesity is a serious problem for mankind. It is not just a problem but a root of other problems. There are many solutions for weight loss like dieting, diet pills, exercise and weight loss surgeries. If you are failed to lose weight after trying dieting, diet pills then you should prefer to go for weight loss surgery. Weight loss surgery helps you in weight loss in definite way. Open surgery and laparoscopic surgery—these two are main considered surgery to lose weight. Gastric bypass surgery and Gastric band surgery is the example of these surgeries respectively. Both surgeries are recognized as successful surgery with its own advantages and disadvantages. But overall, gastric band surgery i.e lap band surgery is considered as safe and more successful surgery but less complication, side-effects and mortality rate.

Gastric surgery should be taken as weight loss solution when you have tried all other solutions but failed to get the desired result. There are some eligibility criteria which should be fulfilled when you are opting for this surgery. Except these two there is one more successful weight loss solution that is Gastric balloon surgery. In the same way like lap band surgery, it also requires your commitment to be successful with this procedure of weight loss.

Gastric balloon is the non-surgical way to achieve weight loss. This is also called intragastric balloon. This is a soft, silicone balloon which is inserted in to stomach cavity via mouth and esophagus and it is then inflated. When balloon inflated, balloon takes some space in the stomach which leaves small room for food. So that you consume less calories but feel full in this. Balloon is inflated with the insertion of sterile saline. This is done under anesthesia. After this procedure you feel lack of hunger and you will easily adopt new lifestyle to lose overweight. The whole gastric balloon procedure takes approximately 20 to 30 minutes to perform by the team of experienced gastroenterologists. This is considered to be minimally invasive procedure because it doesn’t allow for any surgery.

Intragastric balloon system is reversible and effective system. Balloon system remains in the stomach for a six-month period and after that it will be removed in the same way as it was placed.

Advantages of Gastric balloon—

• No need of surgery.
No general anesthesia.
• Lack of hunger.
• Immediate weight loss begins.
• Other health benefits in the improvements in hypertension (raised blood pressure), diabetes and sleep apnea and other morbid obesity related problem.
• Less risks and complications.

You need to follow Gastric balloon diet after this procedure. In the first week you will be on liquid diet with instruction to drink lots of water. After one week you will switch to solid food. There are some instructions over the solid food. You need to follow diet plan.

After the removal of gastric ballon you need to maintain weight. This will give you a window to adopt a new lifestyle and thus you will lose overweight. Successfully you will lose 15 to 20 kg of weight and it also depends upon how program is going. Cramping, nausea and vomiting are normal and expected side-effects. When you feel any discomfort you need some medication. Be in contact with your doctors to avoid any complications.

Gastric balloon surgery is quite different from lap band surgery but in many ways it is similar.

Lap band vs Gastric balloon