Gastric Balloon in the Canary Islands
Experts in gastric balloon treatment in the Canary Islands
Uno de los tratamientos más demandados por los pacientes que acuden a nuestra clínica en Canarias es el balón gástrico. Estamos hablando de a perfect treatment to lose weight quickly and effectively, and one of the easiest to control the dreaded rebound effect.
Nuestro tratamiento con balón gástrico en Canarias es perfecto para todas aquellas personas que hayan probado una gran cantidad de tratamientos o dietas previamente sin conseguir resultados. At Clínica ICA we can guide you step by step throughout the process to optimize weight loss.
With the gastric balloon, an increase in satiety is achieved and therefore, the amount of food eaten is less, so it will be easier to improve and redirect our eating habits to healthier ones.
What are the advantages of the gastric balloon?
With the gastric balloon we will be able to reduce the size of our stomach with a quick and painless process. The operation will never take more than half an hour, so we can finish immediately and go back to normal life.
La técnica del balón gástrico es muy poco invasiva, por lo que no tendremos que pasar por un hospital. In our own clinic we have all the necessary instruments to carry out the operation in a completely successful way.
No requiere incisiones de ningún tipo, por lo que con el balón gástrico we will enjoy a stomach reduction without annoying and unsightly scars. In a few days we will be able to return to work and daily routine without any consequences and in perfect condition.
En cuanto implantemos el balón gástrico en nuestro estómago, empezaremos a perder peso immediately, improving our self-esteem and also improving our anxiety and our relationship with food.
Step by step of the Gastric Balloon
A few days before the intervention, we will have to follow a liquid diet and take a stomach protector. Esto será imprescindible para garantizar que el balón gástrico será bien tolerado por nuestro estómago y que no haya complicaciones posteriores.
Para introducir el balón gástrico, necesitaremos realizar una endoscopia, de modo que We will introduce a small route that will go from our mouth to the stomach. El balón gástrico estará vacío al ser introducido, y después se llena con una solución salina estéril.
Of course, we will use anaesthesia during the process, and in less than half an hour we will be completely finished. It is normal to feel some stomach discomfort after the procedure.
Once the procedure has been performed, the entire postoperative process is monitored on a regular basis. At Clínica ICA we have an excellent nutritional follow-up plan to check our habits and avoid the dreaded rebound effect that could cause us to regain the lost weight.
After 6 months, the gastric balloon is also removed endoscopically, in a process very similar to the one used to insert it. Two days before and a few hours after the operation, we must avoid eating solid food.
Para quién recomendamos el tratamiento de balón gástrico en Canarias
If you simply have a few extra kilos, the gastric balloon is neither useful nor necessary. The best thing to do is to consult Clínica ICA for a specialised nutrition service to help you lose those few extra kilos.
The gastric balloon is for people who have gained weight drastically due to health problems or an unhealthy lifestyle. It is a safe way to lose weight, as you start to lose weight from day one.
Preguntas frecuentes sobre el balón gástrico en Canarias de Clínica ICA
How is the postoperative period after inserting the gastric balloon?
As it does not require hospitalisation, the patient leaves the clinic on foot and in a couple of days can return to work and daily activities without any problems.
Durante los primeros días con el balón gástrico tendremos que realizar dieta blanda, seguida por uno de nuestros nutricionistas. Las siguientes dos semanas serán de dieta semiblanda, y little by little we will be able to incorporate solid foods always making sure that we tolerate them without problem.
La clave del postoperatorio del balón gástrico son los primeros seis meses, ya que no solo perderemos la mayor cantidad de peso, sino que we will have to acquire healthy habits that will prevent us from recovering it again.
Una vez pasen los seis meses, el postoperatorio termina con la retirada definitiva del balón gástrico. It will take less than half an hour, and first we will remove the saline solution to later remove the balloon.
No solid food may be eaten for 3 days after the procedure, and no liquids may be drunk for 12 hours before the procedure.
What are the results of the gastric balloon?
Con el balón gástrico podremos perder una media de entre 10 y 30 kilos en el proceso. It is an approximate average, but at Clínica ICA we have patients who have lost up to 50 kilos with healthy lifestyle habits.
