Posted: 22. March, 2011
The last 2 decades have offered the slimming market a number of different scientific solutions for preventing obesity gastric bypasses included. However despite the 2006 directive which required all Cosmetic Centers to have experienced cosmetic surgeons and tools, these types of cosmetic surgeries are still incredibly risky.
Even considering recent modifications where complication rates have dropped by 2.2% from 12.2% of patients to 10%, and the 30 day mortality rate has shrunk from 0.28% to 0.20% – these enhancements are small minuscule when you add to the equation the thousands of people who undertake these procedures …
Yet, hope could be on the horizon for obese patients if the ReShape Medical’s dual action balloon system meets the approval of the Food and Drug Administration.
Designed to help slimmer’s who fall have a BMI above or below the required settings for gastric bypass and laparoscopic gastric band placements surgeries, or who are considered to be too young (under18); the double-balloon mechanism could easily aid this excluded group.
How does it work?
Currently, the double-balloon mechanism is inserted into a slimmer’s throat using a tube before being filled with saline. As these two oval balloons are pumped, slimmer’s will begin to feel full and decrease their food cravings
More importantly, once dieters achieve their ideal weight loss, this double balloon system can easily by deflated and removed from the stomach without risk.
As we speak, this double balloon is meant to perform its first medical study at the start of May where 30 patients across 3 centers will be equipped with this balloon mechanism. Should it work, this study will be applied to three hundred and fifty patients across 10 centers and eventually will be shown to the FDA for approval.
Is it dangerous?
It is undisputable that this balloon device could essentially help thousands of slimmers who are either under 18 or suffer from diabetes, heart disease and severe joint problems to lose weight, yet this balloon device has got far to travel before it is recommended.
Twenty six years ago a similar single balloon system was established by Garren-Edwards . However, with no backup membrane to prevent leakages, this mechanism was prone to leaking and entering into the small intestine where it caused serious blockages. As a result this product was quickly taken off the market.
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