Gastric balloon
Dr. med. Thomas Brunk Gastroenterology Berlin
Gastric balloon – jump start to losing weight
Do you want to lose weight and have already tried everything? Common diets such as SlimFast, OptiFast, Weight Watchers or intermittent fasting usually only show short-term results, as they often go hand in hand with abstinence and prohibitions. The gastric balloon, on the other hand, offers an innovative solution together with the experts from MyWeigh. With the support of a personal aftercare advisor and the gastric balloon, you can lose 1-2 kilograms a week and up to 35 kilograms a year. Our individual weight loss coaching aims to ensure that you do not have to follow a diet, but learn to eat consciously and healthily. This often confirms the old adage that the dose makes the poison.
What is the gastric balloon?
Many of our patients have a clear target weight in mind – be it their favorite pair of jeans that should fit again or a certain old photo. You want to feel more comfortable in your body again and successfully lose weight. The gastric balloon is a weight loss procedure that has been tried and tested since the 1990s. It is inserted unfilled into the stomach and filled with fluid so that it fills a large part of the stomach. As a result, you feel full more quickly and are less likely to feel hungry again. In our experience, many of our patients lose over 1.5 kilograms per week in the first few weeks.
When does the gastric balloon start to work?
The gastric balloon works from the first day of therapy and helps you to eat more quickly and healthily. With the help of your personal aftercare advisor, you can use the therapy to develop sustainable, healthy eating habits. Even in the early stages of therapy, our patients report moments of happiness and motivation from the rapid weight loss, which helps them regain control over their lives and their weight.
The therapy procedure is simple:
The gastric balloon is inserted as part of a gastroscopy, a routine procedure that is performed tens of thousands of times in Germany. The procedure is painless and takes about 20 minutes. After a short observation period in our practice, you can go home and start your journey to your desired weight.
Our aftercare program
Our aftercare program ensures that you are never alone. In regular consultations, we work with you to develop a long-term dietary change until it “clicks”. Our experience shows that long-term success with the gastric balloon is only possible with personal support.
The gastric balloon can also help with conditions such as Hashimoto’s, lipoedema, diabetes and others. Our trained aftercare advisors adapt the aftercare to your individual needs. Together we will find a way for you to reduce your weight in the long term. Do not hesitate to contact us – we are here for you!