Device That 'makes You Feel Full' may End Your Weight Woes

A plastic sleeve inserted in your tummy is the latest latest, and probably quickest device in the market to help you lose weight. The contraption makes you feel full.

The 2ft-long device, which can be inserted without an operation, has been shown to help the obese lose a fifth of their body weight, reports The Daily Mail.

Gastric Band Slippage can be Diagnosed by X-Rays
A known complication of adjustable gastric banding surgery is slippage of the band, which can be detected by standard radiography (X-rays).

It does so by causing large amounts of undigested food to reach the small intestine, which results in an increase of a hormone called PYY, which suppresses the appetite.

Doctors said that the device known as an Endobarrier costs 2000 dollars and could eliminate the need for daily insulin injections. It could soon be used in hospitals to replace far costlier gastric bands and gastric bypass operations.

It is held in place by a tiny spring and acts as a barrier to stop fats, sugar and salts being absorbed by the intestine, restricting the amount of calories being absorbed.

Woman Who Underwent Gastric Band Surgery Becomes Mum
A 37-year-old woman who had been told seven years ago that she could not be a mother has given birth after undergoing weight-loss surgery with a gastric band and gastric by-pass.

Alberic Feines, a consultant bariatric surgeon at St Anthony's Hospital in Surrey, said, "Many patients may not want gastric bypass or band surgery because they don't want the operation.

This procedure would be far preferable."

Brit Mom Cured Of Obesity - With Hypnosis and a Make-Believe Gastric Band!
A woman in England has lost four stone after a therapist hypnotized her into believing that she has a gastric stomach band.

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Study Explores the Possibility of Gastric Banding for Treating Teen Obesity
UCSD Medical Center will evaluate whether or not a minimally invasive procedure called gastric banding is a safe and effective weight loss treatment in obese adolescents.