Mirror Daily

Friday, April 23, 2021
Log in
  • Home
  • National & Global News
  • Business & Economy
  • Tech & Science
  • Health
  • About Mirror Daily
    • Our Team
    • Contact Us
    • Terms of Use
    • Privacy Policy GDPR
  • Latest News
    • The Geological Features of Pluto Have Just Gotten Dark Names Inspired from the Underworld
    • The Abuse of Imodium
    • McDonald’s Salads are worse than their Burgers
    • US Family Sues Hospital Over Botched Tonsillectomy
    • Should We Go Back to The Moon?
    • Photo of Gay Military Men Kissing Goes Viral

Pages

  • About Mirror Daily
  • Contact Us
  • Fossil Reveals That Dinosaurs Suffered from Arthritis
  • Our Team
  • Privacy Policy GDPR
  • Terms of Use
  • World Breastfeeding Week: Advantages and Disadvantages

Recent Posts

  • Canadian Teen Killed by Toxic Shock Syndrome on School Trip June 29, 2018
  • Donut Fries Coming to Dunkin’ Donuts Nationwide June 28, 2018
  • Kohl’s Hiring Workers for Holiday Season amid Labor Shortage June 28, 2018
  • This is How You’re Sabotaging Your Skin Safety June 27, 2018
  • SF Woman Calls Cops on Little Girl for Selling Water on Street June 26, 2018
  • Sarah Sanders Misused Official Twitter Account to Complain about Restaurant June 25, 2018
  • Man Arrested for Placing 10-Ft-Long Heroin Spoon Outside Drug Maker HQ June 25, 2018

Stomach Filling Balloon is FDA Approved for Weight Loss

July 29, 2015 By John Birks Leave a Comment

"reshape dual balloon"

The procedure is harmless and will take less than half an hour.

One third of the American population is suffering from obesity, so now a stomach filling balloon is FDA approved for weight loss that might open new ways to trim down the numbers. The Food and Drug Administration released as statement on Tuesday that the “belly balloon” is an approved method for weight loss.

Developed by ReShape Medical, the ReShape Integrated Dual Balloon System (or more simply known as the ReShape Dual Balloon) is a device planted in the patient’s stomach that will give off the impression of “fullness” and help with the unhealthy reflex of overeating, one of the main causes of obesity.

The ReShape Dual Balloon is placed in the stomach through a relatively harmless outpatient procedure, an endoscopy, that is much less invasive than other surgical solutions currently available for weight loss. It will generally last less than 30 minutes while the patient is under mild sedation. After the device is implanted, it’s then filled with nontoxic saline solution.

The study was conducted on 326 people suffering from obesity aged between 22 and 60 years old, all of which had at least one obesity-related condition, such as heart issues or diabetes. The 187 participants who opted for the “balloon belly implant” recorded a 6.8% loss of their body weight after the typical six months of recommended time, while the rest 139 lost only 3.3%.

It has shown promise as a minimally invasive procedure and vast improvement over a similar design created in 1992, which ruptured and caused artery blockage in patients. The company aimed to take that concept and improved on it.

However, while the device has shown decent results in patients, over the next six months after its removal, most of them gained up to two thirds of their weight back. It forces the issue that a matter of nutrition change should also be accompanied with the implant and a permanent modification in the food pallet. Or else it was all for nothing.

The Food and Drug Administration spokesman, Deborah Kotz, has stated that the ReShape Dual Balloon device is meant for obese people who have already tried the traditional diet and exercise regime, but with little results. As well, it will also be meant as a solution to people suffering from obesity who do not qualify for other procedures.

The stomach filling balloon will be soon an available treatment, though the company has not yet disclosed an official price or the medical centers where it will be available.

Image source: medpagetoday.com

The following two tabs change content below.
  • Bio
  • Latest Posts

John Birks

John holds a diploma in journalism from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University. He covers the technology, social media, green business, eco-travel, politics, arts culture.

Latest posts by John Birks (see all)

  • Canadian Teen Killed by Toxic Shock Syndrome on School Trip - June 29, 2018
  • Donut Fries Coming to Dunkin’ Donuts Nationwide - June 28, 2018
  • Kohl’s Hiring Workers for Holiday Season amid Labor Shortage - June 28, 2018

Share this:

  • Tweet
  • Share on Tumblr

Filed Under: Health

Subscribe to Blog via Email

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Recent Articles

Albert Einstein in group photo

Einstein’s Travel Diaries Reveal His Lesser Known Racist Side

June 14, 2018 By John Birks

Baobab tree in Tanzania

Southern Africa’s Iconic Baobab Trees Facing Massive Die-Off

June 11, 2018 By John Birks

UFO 'Self Parking' Sign

Researcher Accuses NASA of Massive Alien Cover-Up

March 5, 2018 By John Birks

Elon Musk's flying Tesla roadster

NASA Warns Elon Musk’s Flying Tesla Roadster May Contaminate Mars

February 28, 2018 By John Birks

Windows 10 home screen

Microsoft Working on Making Windows Password-Free

February 12, 2018 By John Birks

Ice Cubes

Scientists Discover Fourth State of Water: Superionic Ice

February 10, 2018 By John Birks

Head of a northern gannet

Forever Alone Nigel the Gannet Found Dead near Fake Partner

February 3, 2018 By John Birks

Globular Star Cluster

Scientists Find Surprise Black Hole in Globular Star Cluster

January 20, 2018 By John Birks

The Amazon Echo Dot

America’s Smart Speaker Market Jumps to 39 Million Users

January 15, 2018 By John Birks

Pink plasma ball

CES 2018: Intel Presents Out-of-This-World Quantum Computer

January 10, 2018 By John Birks

Teen using her iPad

Major Apple Investors Urge Company to Do More About iPhone Addiction

January 8, 2018 By John Birks

Russian spacecraft

Out-of-Control Chinese Space Station Hurling Toward Earth

January 5, 2018 By John Birks

wanning moon seen on the evening sky in between trees

Scientists Thrilled about Trump’s Initiative to Send Explorers Back to the Moon

December 31, 2017 By John Birks

Two iPhone 7 models on table

Apple Confirms Slower-iPhone Conspiracy Theory

December 22, 2017 By John Birks

Related Articles

  • California teen Sara Manitoski

    Canadian Teen Killed by Toxic Shock Syndrome on School Trip

    Jun 29, 2018
  • Happy woman on yacht

    This is How You’re Sabotaging Your Skin Safety

    Jun 27, 2018
  • Woman speaking on the phone

    SF Woman Calls Cops on Little Girl for Selling Water on Street

    Jun 26, 2018
  • Gay Pride 2015 in Germany

    WHO No Longer Considers Transgender People Mentally ill

    Jun 22, 2018
  • Man drinking beer

    Drinking Alcohol Can Boost Cancer Risk (Study)

    Jun 21, 2018
  • Coffee cup

    What Makes Some Things Addictive?

    Jun 21, 2018
  • Healthy breakfast

    Type 2 Diabetes Later in Life Could Be Early Sign of Cancer, Study

    Jun 19, 2018
  • Man pouring draft beer

    Major Industry-Funded Drinking Study Shut Down by NIH

    Jun 18, 2018
  • Burning oil lamp and Christian Orthodox prayer beads

    Churchgoers Tend to Live 4 Years Longer than Atheists (Study)

    Jun 15, 2018
  • DNA strand

    Groundbreaking DNA-Editing Tech Could Boost Cancer Risk, Study

    Jun 13, 2018

Categories

  • Business & Economy
  • Capital & Retail Sector
  • Health
  • IT & Diversified Sector
  • National & Global News
  • Tech & Science

Copyright © 2021 MirrorDaily.com

About · Privacy Policy · Terms of Use · Contact