Gastric (Stomach) Botox in Turkey

Stomach botox mortality and risk

Stomach Botox is an event in which a toxin derived from a bacterium is injected into the muscles, temporarily paralyzing the muscles. He entered medicine in the 1990s. It was especially used in the treatment of wrinkles on the face, migraine treatment, treatment of neck pain, and general surgery in the treatment of cracks in the breech. The goal here was to paralyze the muscles. At the beginning of the 2000s, it was thought that if we applied Botox to the stomach, temporarily paralyzed the muscles in the stomach, we could use it in obesity surgery to benefit from the satiety effect caused by the delay of gastric emptying, and studies were conducted in this direction. But the studies did not achieve the desired result.

Is stomach Botox FDA approved?

Gastric Botox is the injection of botox substances into the stomach wall in different areas by the endoscopic method. In this way, it is aimed to delay the emptying of the stomach. There is no FDA (American Food and Drug Administration) and EMA (European Medicines Agency) approval regarding the availability of Botox on the stomach. There is no approval or conformity granted by any international health authority, especially the FDA, regarding the availability of this substance, which can be used in various cosmetic and aesthetic fields, especially on the face and skin, on the stomach.

Is stomach Botox safe?

It is really possible to lose 4-20 pounds in 5-6 months by the stomach botox method, but there are very important criteria to be followed. After the procedure, the patient should be fed with complete harmony accompanied by a dietitian. A person who pays attention to this can lose between 10 and 20 pounds. Some patients can partially adapt to the diet, and then it is possible to lose weight, but this is a weight loss below the target. Some patients also do not diet at all after the procedure. He continues his eating habit at night, as he does not. No procedure is magic. We should not forget that. In such patients, no method will work, nor will stomach Botox work.

What are possible side effects of botox injection in stomach?

It is of absolute importance that people who specialize in stomach Botox should be made. Like any health operation, stomach Botox has certain side effects. So much so that a person who is thinking of getting Botox should not do this procedure if they have any muscle disease or Botox allergy Nov. In addition, checks that will be performed in accordance with the wishes of a specialist doctor also become certain whether the patient is suitable for stomach Botox. Here are some of the possible side effects of botox injection in stomach: 

1. Heart rhythm disorders
2. Difficulty breathing
3. Heart attack
4. Neurological effects
5. Gastric necrosis
6. Botox allergy
7. Dosage risk

Although stomach Botox looks like a surgical procedure, it is actually a kind of practice. Stomach Botox, which can be applied in just 15-20 minutes, is injected into various parts of the stomach. It has no lasting effects. Its average life is limited to 6-7 months, but its endurance is greater in the first months, while it gradually decreases in the following months and completes its life. It is an application that reduces the contraction of stomach muscles and slows down digestion under the effect of this reduction.

How many pounds can be lost with Stomach botox?

It is an ideal method for people who have 15-20 pounds excess compared to their Ideal weight, that is, not obese enough to be operated on. Endoscopy can be done to people aged 18-70 who do not have a health problem. Botox is not an alternative to obesity surgery. Therefore, in patients with a body mass index above 40, it is necessary to say that stomach Botox will not be very useful. In the meantime, patients with ulcers or gastritis in the stomach should first treat these problems, and then switch to Botox. Not only stomach Botox, but no method guarantees weight loss. So it’s not right to approach it as a miraculous cure. It has an appetite-reducing effect, but after Botox, you are fed high carbohydrates, high protein weight and fast food style, and if you continue to live motionless, your chances of success are low.

After Botox is applied, the transition time of food from the stomach to the intestines takes up to 10-12 hours. This also causes the person to feel very much for a long time. After applying stomach Botox, an average of 15 kilograms of weight is lost, including more in the first months. But a person’s previous weight and metabolism play an important role here. For example, a person who weighs 100 kilograms at a height of 60 centimeters and a person who weighs 150 kilograms at a height of 60 centimeters may not lose weight at the same speed and speed. As the number of pilots increases, the weight that can be used increases.

Botox is not a drug that begins to show its effect as soon as it is done. The effect will start to appear in the following days after the procedure and will last for up to 6 months. The reason its effect is temporary is due to the nature of the Botox drug. No matter what purpose it is done, the effect of the drug lasts a maximum of 6 months, and in this process the drug is gradually removed from the body and begins to lose its effect.