The weight loss balloon (also called the intragastric balloon) is a simple, non-surgical outpatient procedure. Gastric balloons are an option for people who need to lose weight but do not qualify for ...

The Allurion Gastric Balloon is the world’s first and only swallowable, procedureless™ gastric balloon for weight loss and was designed to address various shortcomings of legacy gastric balloons.

Reduced gastric capacity generates early satiety ... 9 are the first to describe long-term outcomes after a 6-month intragastric balloon treatment for weight loss. 100 consecutive overweight ...

Researchers have developed and are testing a small, implanted gastric balloon that people can inflate or deflate to feel full ...

Over a 3-year period (1995-1998), 23 patients underwent EBD for benign GOO. All patients had symptoms of GOO, that is postprandial vomiting, often containing stale food, and abdominal pain ...

If successful in human trials, this new gastric balloon could offer a solution for those unsuitable for surgery or those who ...

Approved for use in the United States, saline filled gastric balloons stimulate a sense of fullness in the stomach, and ...

Gastric balloons — silicone balloons filled with air or saline and placed in the stomach — can help people lose weight by ...

Engineers designed a new type of gastric balloon that can be inflated and deflated as needed. It could offer an alternative for people who don't want to undergo more invasive treatments such as ...

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 3 (Xinhua) -- U.S. researchers have designed a new type of gastric balloon that could help people lose weight, according to a new study published on Tuesday.

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