Stomach balloon is a technique in which a plastic balloon is inserted into the stomach with the help of endoscopy and helps to reduce the intake of nutrients and calories by reducing the volume of the stomach.
Stomach balloon application is a suitable method for patients with a body mass index above 25 and who do not want to undergo a surgical operation. In addition, it is also applied to support the weight loss of patients who are extremely obese and need to undergo a surgical operation to lose weight, but whose health condition will be at risk if they receive anesthesia and therefore cannot undergo surgery. Before bariatric surgery, patients with morbid obesity are applied stomach balloon for weight loss and these patients can undergo surgery as the risk of anesthesia is reduced.