Posted by : Jolie Summer in (Uncategorized)
Could Stomach Balloons Offer Safer Weight Loss?
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The last 30 years have presented a variety of different clinical solutions for combating obesity – gastric bypass and laparoscopic gastric band placements included. However despite the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services directive in 2006 which required all Cosmetic Centers to have expert surgeons and equipment, these types of weight loss procedures are still prone to promoting health risks.
Even taking into consideration the fact that complication rates have fallen from 12.2% of patients to 10%, and the 30 day mortality rate has shrunk from 0.28% to 0.20% (a 0.08% drop) – these enhancements are not enough when you factor in the thousands of slimmers who are still willing to undergo these procedures every year.
However, hope could be around the corner for slimmers if the ReShape Medical’s dual action balloon system meets the approval of the FDA.
Structured to help slimmers who have a BMI above or below eligibility guidelines for gastric bypass and band procedures, or who are considered to be too young (under 18 years old) – the dual action balloon system could easily cater for this overlooked group.
How does it work?
Currently, the dual action balloon mechanism is inserted into a patient’s throat using a tube before being inflated with saline. As these 2 balloons are filled, patients will soon feel full and will naturally be able to reduce their meal portions and lose weight.
And, once the patients attain their ideal weight loss, this double balloon device can easily be deflated and removed from the stomach without being surgically removed.
As we speak, this double balloon is scheduled to undergo its first clinical trial at the start of spring where 30 consumers across three cosmetic centers will be inserted with this balloon mechanism. Should it work, this research will be expanded to 350 consumers across ten surgeries and eventually will be shown to the Food and Drug Administration for permission to be used.
Is it dangerous?
It is undeniable that this double balloon mechanism could potentially help hundreds of thousands of obese patients who are either under 18 or suffer from diabetes, coronary heart disease and muscle problems to lose those excess lbs, but this double balloon system has got a long way to go before it is approved.
In 1984, a similar single balloon device was created by Garren-Edwards . However, with no backup membrane to prevent leakages, this mechanism was prone to rupturing and entering into the small intestine where it produced dangerous blockages. Consequently, this device was quickly removed from the market.
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