| If bariatric surgery is going too far to lose weight, | | | | complete successfully. Earlier this month, I wrote |
| how far will you go? Would you place a balloon in | | | | about the clinical study featuring the concept of dual |
| your stomach to cut back on your food intake? | | | | balloons from a San Clemente, California based device |
| A California doctor can now say, "I did it!" And it's | | | | manufacturer ReShape Medical. The balloons are |
| possible that medical research is a step closer to | | | | inserted into the stomach to take up existing space |
| seeing the before and after weight loss impact of | | | | so that you actually have less room for food. The |
| balloons in the belly. The first procedures using | | | | balloons are removed after a period of six months. |
| dual-balloon devices in the stomach as tools for | | | | The idea of the dual-balloon device was developed |
| weight loss have been successfully inserted. The | | | | for the millions of people with a body mass index |
| procedures were performed by Justin Braverman, | | | | lower than 40. These are men and women struggling |
| M.D. at the N.E.W. Program Bariatric Center in | | | | with their personal weight efforts. They have grown |
| Newport Beach, California. | | | | beyond a healthy weight, have been unsuccessful in |
| Considered as an alternative to bariatric surgery, the | | | | other weight loss methods, and either can't or aren't |
| dual-balloon procedures do not involve general | | | | willing to undergo surgery. |
| anesthesia and only take about 15 minutes to | | | | |