Although we mostly strive to exercise and eat healthily to avoid the need for diets and resorting to rapid weight loss programs—knowing how exhausting and stressful those can be—there are instances when uncontrollable weight gain and obesity occur in certain groups of people or during specific periods. This is often the case with women during pregnancy or after childbirth, post-smoking cessation, cessation of active sports, genetic factors also play a role, and stress is frequently a catalyst for gaining excess weight. Wondering how to lose weight quickly and address not only an aesthetic but also a health issue? In the following, we present one of the modern methods for treating obesity without surgical intervention—the Orbera™ intragastric weight loss balloon, also known as The Bioenterics Intragastric Balloon (BIB) System.

Weight Loss Tips

Prevention is always the most crucial aspect of everything. However, when excess weight becomes a problem, impacting the quality of life and worsening overall health, and you seek answers to the question of how to lose weight quickly, you resort to various rapid weight loss methods and explore which weight loss tips are recommended and provide the best effects without surgical methods.

If you search the internet for how to lose weight quickly, you will find different weight loss tips advocating natural methods, avoiding diets, using various beverages, and exercise programs. Additionally, weight loss tips and answers to the question of how to lose weight quickly also involve not starving but counting calories, consuming diverse foods, having small and slow bites; incorporating plenty of red, green, and orange-colored foods into the diet, increased water intake, controlled salt and carbohydrate intake, along with using spicy spices; adjusting lifestyle and regularly engaging in physical activities.

But what if these weight loss tips aren't helping you shed excess weight, and the pounds are becoming a growing problem? Since 2015, the Orbera™ Intragastric Balloon System method has been approved by the U.S. FDA (Food and Drug Administration) for use in obese adult patients with a high body mass index who have not succeeded in losing weight through increased physical activity and diets. What does this specifically entail?

What is an intragastric weight loss balloon, and how does it contribute to treating obesity?

The BIB system or Bioenteric intragastric weight loss balloon represents a non-surgical, non-pharmacological, minimally invasive, and temporary method used as an alternative for treating obesity in patients with moderate and severe obesity. This is done in conjunction with a prescribed diet and physical activity program, as well as continuous medical supervision. Additionally, this method provides positive effects for severely obese patients who need to undergo surgical treatment for obesity since weight loss reduces the risk during surgery.

First, it is necessary to examine the esophagus and stomach to exclude possible contraindications, followed by the implementation of the procedure. The weight loss balloon is made of modern silicone material, making it soft and not damaging to the stomach lining. It is inserted through the mouth using an endoscopic camera. The empty balloon is then filled with a saline solution in the stomach, making it too large to enter the intestines or go into the esophagus. The procedure takes about 20 minutes and is performed under mild general anesthesia.

The weight loss balloon floats freely, occupying a significant portion of the stomach, thereby reducing its capacity. This creates a feeling of fullness after smaller meals, decreases hunger, prevents overeating, and patients can lose over 20 kg, especially when combined with other weight loss tips. The Orbera™/BIB System, or weight loss balloon, can be placed in the stomach for a maximum of 6 months, as the stomach acid weakens its silicone wall over time. After this period, if necessary, the installation procedure can be repeated after a few months.

Among private clinics, only the "Colić" Hospital has the certification to implant the Orbera™ weight loss balloon in our country, demonstrating once again that we are one step ahead of others! Contact us for more detailed information and schedule an examination to determine if you are a candidate who needs and can have the Orbera™ weight loss balloon implanted.

Text author: Biljana Radojčić