Intragastric Balloon System is a medically supervised program scientifically proven, which can help control your weight, without the inherent risks of surgery or drugs.

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Today we are faced with a seemingly infinite variety of choices for weight loss. Competing for our attention are the very low calorie diets, diets that restrict food, hypnotism, the extremes of physical exercise programs and pills anorexic. For those with severe obesity, until now there are surgical procedures to combat the problem.

The program Intragastric

It is now possible to effectively control weight in overweight individuals. An internationally established program can help control weight, without the inherent risks of surgery or drugs.

Intragastric Balloon System offers many significant advantages in comparison to diet and weight loss programs conventional. With this system you:

1. It will have an early satiety
2. Lose more weight than other diet programs
3. Will be supported by a multidisciplinary team of specialists
4. Learn the principles to have a long-term success
5. It will have the benefit of a nonsurgical, nonpharmacologic

Experts agree that for a weight loss program to succeed, should not only help you lose weight but also to maintain a long-term loss. Intragastric program combines a clinically proven way to reduce hunger with your own personal team of specialists.

The program comprises three important parts:

1. Specialists Team: Professionals with experience in the area of weight loss (Bariatric surgeons, gastroenterologists, nutritionists, psychologists and physiotherapists) will work with you to prepare a program to help you succeed in achieving their goals and maintain them.

2. The Intragastric Balloon: The Intragastric Balloon is a soft silicone balloon that is inserted into the stomach via endoscopy (by mouth), without need for surgery. Then filled with saline and methylene blue according to the capacity of the stomach of each patient, using a total volume between 400 to 700 cc causing a feeling of satiety or lack of hunger by eating small amounts of food. The procedure usually lasts 15 minutes, is performed under mild sedation on an outpatient basis (without hospitalization). After 6 months, the balloon is removed in the same manner as was placed. With the help of the ball, you can more easily adopt the changes in your lifestyle you need to lose weight.

3. Education: During regularly scheduled meetings with your team, learn the principles necessary to manage your weight and promote health in the long term. Some of these include nutrition, exercise, eating behaviors and psychological issues related to food. While learning, will be motivated by their own success and incorporate these principles and habits that will serve for the remainder of his life.