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Gastric Balloon Surgery

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  • WHAT IS INTRAGASTRIC BALLOON?
  • HOW IS THE BALLOON PLACED INTO THE STOMACH?
  • WHO IS ELIGIBLE FOR INTRAGASTRIC BALLOON?
  • HOW LONG THE BALLOON STAYS IN THE STOMACH?
  • WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES OF INTRAGASTRIC BALLOON?
  • WHAT ARE THE RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH INTRAGASTRIC BALLOON?
  • WHAT TO EAT AFTER THE GASTRIC BALLOON IS INSTALLED

Stomach Balloon provides “Feeling of Toughness”. This helps you to lose weight fast with healthy eating

WHAT IS INTRAGASTRIC BALLOON?

Gastric Balloon in Turkey system consists of a soft, expandable balloon, a placement tube and a filling system. Intragastric balloon is too big to pass into the gut and leads to a relatively long-term feeling of fullness with smaller food portions. In general, intragastric balloon placement significantly reduces portion sizes and helps you to achieve your long-term weight loss goals.

HOW IS THE BALLOON PLACED INTO THE STOMACH?

The balloon is endoscopically inserted into the stomach. The procedure takes about 20 to 25 minutes. First, a diagnostic endoscopy is performed to ensure that you do not have any medical condition that may prevent the placement of the balloon (such as an ulcer). If no abnormality is observed, a soft, deflated balloon made of silicone elastomer based material is placed into the stomach. Once the balloon is placed into your stomach, it is filled with a blue liquid via a filling tube (catheter) attached to the balloon and the procedure is completed. The balloon starts floating freely within the stomach.

The procedure is performed under sedation to ensure patient comfort and the patient is awakened immediately after the procedure and is discharged from the hospital after a 2- hour observation period in the ward.

WHO IS ELIGIBLE FOR INTRAGASTRIC BALLOON?

Intragastric balloon is an adjunctive method designed to help weight loss with diet. Overweight people with a body mass index higher than 25 kg/m², who have a prior history of failed attempts of losing weight with diet and exercises, who lost their motivation to diet or do not prefer surgical interventions are eligible for intragastric balloon placement. In addition, this procedure may be beneficial particularly for those who are considered to be too overweight to undergo major surgeries. The use of the balloon to lose weight before a major surgery may help reducing surgical risks associated with overweight.

HOW LONG THE BALLOON STAYS IN THE STOMACH?

Intragastric balloons are divided into two categories based on the targeted weight loss and the type of the balloon: balloons designed to stay 6 months and balloons designed to stay 12 months in the stomach. Gastric balloons for 6 months and gastric balloons for 12 months balloons differ from each other. Those for 12 months can be inflated with 3-month intervals to prevent the adaptation of the stomach to the balloon while those for 6 months are not adjustable.

If the balloon stays in the stomach longer than the planned time period, the risk for balloon rupture is increased. It is recommended to remove the balloon in due time. The procedure may be repeated in patients who have not lost enough weight.

WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES OF INTRAGASTRIC BALLOON?

The gastric balloon placement is a minimally invasive, non-surgical and outpatient procedure and those are also the main advantages of the procedure.

Long-term weight loss may occur once the patient adopts healthy eating habits. Long-term weight loss may improve already existing health conditions such as obesity- associated diabetes, hypertension and sleep apnea and promotes self-esteem and self-respect.

WHAT ARE THE RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH INTRAGASTRIC BALLOON?

Intragastric balloons are safely used worldwide in individuals with obesity or overweight. Complications are very rare and may be easily treated. Nausea, vomiting and cramps may occur during the first 2 or 3 days after the placement of the balloon. Certain medications are prescribed prior to hospital discharge to prevent such complications from occurring. Such symptoms disappear after the first 2 or 3 days.

The risk for a balloon rupture is not something like the term suggests. Actually the balloon does not rupture; however, the liquid inside the balloon may leak. The leak and deflation of the balloon may be easily detected by the blue color of the urine as the balloon is inflated with methylene blue. If you notice such color change, please contact your doctor immediately for the balloon to be checked endoscopically and removed if necessary.

Gastric balloon mortality and risk

The fatal risk of gastric balloon methods is below 0.1%. Increasing the quality of the devices we use in surgeries with developing technology, increasing experience has led to a decrease in these rates. As of now, the risk of death in balloon applications is considered to be less than four cases per 10000 deaths. In gastric surgery for obesity, this rate is 0.22%.  Although very rare, bleeding and puncture of the esophagus and stomach can occur when placing a balloon. At first, a feeling of discomfort in the stomach, nausea and/or vomiting may occur. Such conditions are controlled by medications given both orally and through a vein, and over time the patient adapts to the balloon. Again, fatigue due to a decrease in daily fluid intake in the first weeks can be weakness. As a result of the explosion of the balloon, it escapes into the intestines and can cause bowel obstruction that requires surgery.

Is having gastric balloon in Turkey safe?

Gastric balloon surgery is the simplest obesity surgery. But although it is simple, it is very important for the patient’s health to perform the operation safely. Because the material used in the operation, the experience of the surgeon and the hygiene of the clinic affect the operation. Gastric balloon surgery in Turkey will be your most reliable choice in this sense. If you are looking for a cheap, safe and comfortable country, Turkey is ideal for you. It is a country with very successful references on Gastric balloon. You can read the comments of patients who have had this surgery in Turkey before on the internet. In a few days, you can have the operation safely and return to your country in a healthy way. Of course for this reason, it is the right decision for you to have this operation in Turkey.

How many pounds can be lost with gastric balloon?

The weight that will be given after applying a stomach balloon varies from person to person. A person who loses 3 pounds with a stomach balloon, as well as a person who loses 25 pounds. A person who loses 3 pounds is usually someone who does not make any effort and leaves all the expectations in the balloon and removes the balloon early. If you are regularly checked and apply one or more methods such as diet, sports and medication along with balloon application, people can easily lose 20 pounds. A factor determining this condition is the person’s weight when wearing a balloon. If a person wearing a balloon is 150 pounds, losing 20 pounds can be considered even less, while for someone with 80 pounds, it can be considered a weight loss above what is expected. It is very important that the stomach balloon stays in the stomach. People who apply balloons for periods that extend up to 7-8 months can naturally lose more weight. The type of balloon is partially effective in weight loss. If scientific studies indicate that there is no difference between liquid and air balloons in terms of weight loss, liquid balloons can easily achieve targeted weight loss if they are filled with 500 milliliters. A gastric balloon is not an obesity operation. As a completely non-surgical slimming method, it shows its effect by creating a decrease in stomach volume and increasing the feeling of satiety. This activity depends on the ability of the stomach balloon to suppress the production of the hormone Ghrelin, which causes a feeling of hunger inside the stomach.

WHAT TO EAT AFTER THE GASTRIC BALLOON IS INSTALLED

As the stomach will try to digest the balloon, cramps, nausea and vomiting may occur 1 or 2 hours after the installation of the gastric balloon and these symptoms may vary among patients in accordance with the individual’s pain threshold. These symptoms are normal and expected. A liquid diet including lactose-free milk/buttermilk, beef and chicken broths or fruit juices may be given at amounts permitted during the first 3 or 4 day, until the resolution of these symptoms. This period is followed by a pureed diet including soft food and meals prepared using a blender. Diets will be explained to the patients in details by a dietician at the time of hospital discharge.

The stomach become adapted to the balloon after the 10th day after the procedure and normal, solid food may be given; however, a regular diet is indispensable after the gastric balloon placement procedure. As meal portions become smaller, you will automatically adopt an eating model with frequent but smaller portions.

During this period of time, a diet with well- balanced amounts of carbohydrate, fat and protein is of crucial importance for a healthy and rapid weight losing process. Snacks should not be skipped to control portion size in main meals as well as to control blood sugar. Your compliance with the diet plan prepared for you by your dietician, learning how to eat healthy and get healthy eating habits can ensure weight loss with a gastric balloon. In addition, this is the way to keep you away from obesity for lifetime.

The Cost of Gastric Balloon in Turkey 

Gastric balloons are cheaper in Turkey than in most European Countries and the US. The cost of a gastric balloon in the UK, for instance, is around £4000-£8000. US prices start from $6000-$10000, but Turkey’s prices are much lower than that. Turkey’s average gastric balloon price is 1999£.

Location Options in Turkey

Criteria İstanbul Antalya İzmir
# of Operations High Medium Medium
Price Medium High High
# of Certificates High Medium Medium
Transportation Easy Medium Medium
Hospital Options High Low Low
Age of Hospitals Younger Older Older

Why is Gastric Balloon Surgery Cheap in Turkey?

Stats in 2020 shows Turkey to be the most popular country in all kinds of cosmetic procedures, and it is easier to obtain gastric balloons in Turkey, at a cheaper cost, simply because average wages in the US or the UK and Europe play a major role in what can really be called ‘low cost’ here in Turkey, which is more of an economic role than a quality problem.

How to Choose the Best Gastric Balloon Surgeon in Turkey?

Many of the people who come to Turkey are researching the best gastric balloon surgeon in Turkey. The best way to do this is to get in touch with people who have had prior experience of operations in Turkey. For this reason, social media pages may be used as a way of reaching out to their patients and also as a guide to how the doctor operates at the recommendation rate.

Where Is Gastric Balloon Performed in Turkey?

If you’re searching for a gastric balloon in Turkey, Istanbul and Ankara may be your first preference. In addition, you can find several hospitals and surgeons in the provinces of Izmir and Antalya, who have also been established in cosmetics.

 

References:

  1. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6041590/
  2. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4917609/
  3. https://www.giejournal.org/article/S0016-5107(12)00185-X/pdf

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Provides an average weight loss of 10-40 kilos. Nausea and vomiting may occur in the first few days after the gastric balloon is inserted. This situation is controlled with drugs. Very rare side effects include deflation of the balloon and bowel obstruction, but this situation has disappeared in the balloons produced by the new system. Observing the things to pay attention to below will have much more positive results in terms of your health. Otherwise, it is a possible detail to consult your doctor with gastric balloon problems.

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