The gastric balloon was approved by the FDA in July A new, non-surgical weight-loss procedure that takes less than 15 minutes has the weight-loss community buzzing. The bariatric technology – known as ...

No matter what she tried, Doris Carril could not drop the extra pounds she gained as she aged. “Eating every three hours, exercising, liquid diets, anything," said Carril. Now, thanks to the new ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KGO) -- A new procedure to help people lose weight adds to the stomach, instead of shrinking it. This technique doesn't change anything physical, except for the weight. Diane Navarro ...

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 U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has alerted physicians and surgeons who treat obesity that it is investigating whether there is a link between gastric balloons — a new-generation ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Diane Navarro looks forward to her regular follow-ups with her doctor after she had success with the gastric balloon. "I found this to be the best choice for me because I didn ...

MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Insert a balloon into your stomach, start to lose weight. Those are the basics of a new procedure you can only get from a University of Miami doctor. On Monday, that doctor spoke ...

A gastric balloon that’s swallowed like a pill and then sits in the stomach filled with fluid helped patients lose more than one-third of their excess weight over four months, researchers reported.

Jan. 6, 2006 — -- A popular procedure in Europe called gastric ballooning seems like a great alternative to gastric-bypass surgery. All it takes is inserting a balloon into the stomach through ...

It's never easy to decide to have weight loss surgery. The lifestyle, emotional and behavioral changes required to be eligible and to make it effective are a major undertaking. In the past, doctors ...

ROME – Vittorio Campati is a 40-year-old restaurant chef. He weighs 308 pounds, likes pasta and sweets and has failed many diets. His last resort? A balloon inserted into his stomach in a procedure ...

Obesity is managed by dietary advice, physical activity and exercise, lifestyle and behavioural changes, and medication. Bariatric surgery is considered for people: whose BMI is over 40 kg/m 2, or ...