We introduce a balloon of half a liter volume (about a pint) in the stomach and inflate it so it takes up space and helps slow down the eating. This causes a sense of fullness, and the patient is helped to lose weight.
Dr. Nicola Basso
We can afford to offer it to more people since it is relatively complication-free. This has become the most common surgical procedure in Western Europe for weight loss. It has the pole position.
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The efficacy of the treatment depends on how the patient is able to use these six months to change his dieting habits in a more or less stable way.
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Obesity is not a minor problem. It actually reduces life expectancy by a quarter.
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