The weight loss balloon (also called the intragastric balloon) is a simple, non-surgical outpatient procedure. Gastric balloons are an option for people who need to lose weight but do not qualify for ...

Actress Jackie Matubia has left netizens impressed after sharing before/after photos following a gastric balloon procedure. In the photo, the mother of two looks more toned in her after picture and ...

Engineers designed a new type of gastric balloon that can be inflated and deflated as needed. It could offer an alternative for people who don't want to undergo more invasive treatments such as ...

Combining a swallowable gastric balloon with a weight loss drug may be a way to lose significant body weight, a new study suggests. In about eight months of combination treatment, participants lost an ...

If only weight loss were as easy as swallowing a pill — and now, it might be. Doctors from Italy have developed an easy-to-swallow capsule that fills with water to create a small balloon after it ...

A full year has passed since singer Shin Hae-cheol died during a follow-up surgery to address complications from a bariatric procedure. As the legal battle over medical malpractice continues, so does ...

SurgiCare, one of the leading UK cosmetic and weight loss surgery providers, has announced that the gastric balloon will be the next procedure to be added to its weight loss treatments. As only one of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As manufacturers ramp up for a GLP-1 legal battle and every food brand seems to be releasing new protein-packed products, medical ...

If weight loss with drugs that must be self-injected weekly doesn’t sound appealing — think Ozempic, Wegovy and Zepbound — there may be an intriguing new option available down the road. It's “the ...