Gastric Balloon - 1 Year Adjustable

Oct 24, 2018

Posted in Non-Surgical Forum

Hello All,

As I don't qualify for surgery (besides I'm not brave enough for it), I am hoping to qualify to get the Spatz3 12 month adjustable Gastric Balloon next month.

It has only been approved in Canada since Oct 17 of last year (2017) and there is only one private clinic in Canada that offers it.

The 2 biggest differences with this balloon are:

1. It can be left in your tummy for 12 months as opposed to only 6
2. It is adjustable which means when weight loss plateaus you can get the balloon inflated to re-start the weight loss. In case you are having issues with the balloon, you may also have it deflated to help manage your issues.

There is little info out there on 12 month balloons and most peeps that have had them got the procedure in Mexico, Australia and a few places in Europe. There are FB groups that I've joined for support but wanted to share here also in case there are a few of members here.

If anyone already has experience with this balloon I'd love to hear about it. If you are interested in reading about my journey (I've not even qualified for it yet), I'll be posting on my blog on this site so feel free to click "follow" or whatever the button is to follow someone's blog.

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