{"id":12469,"date":"2022-05-31T15:46:03","date_gmt":"2022-05-31T10:46:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.royalclinicdubai.com\/?p=12469"},"modified":"2023-09-27T17:24:07","modified_gmt":"2023-09-27T12:24:07","slug":"how-overweight-do-you-need-to-be-for-the-gastric-balloon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.royalclinicdubai.com\/en-ae\/how-overweight-do-you-need-to-be-for-the-gastric-balloon\/","title":{"rendered":"How Overweight Do You Need to be for the Gastric Balloon?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From miraculous<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> tran<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sformations<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of celebrities to ordinary people losing tens of kilograms, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.royalclinicdubai.com\/en-ae\/weight-loss-clinic\/bariatric-surgery\/\">bariatric surgery<\/a> is gaining more and more popularity. The stories of people getting in shape through these surgeries are gaining more and more popularity. But <\/span><b>How Overweight Do You Need to Be for Gastric Balloon in Dubai?<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Certain conditions need to be fulfilled to be an ideal candidate for the treatment.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 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ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.royalclinicdubai.com\/en-ae\/how-overweight-do-you-need-to-be-for-the-gastric-balloon\/#How_Overweight_Do_You_Need_to_Be_for_Gastric_Balloon\" >How Overweight Do You Need to Be for Gastric Balloon?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.royalclinicdubai.com\/en-ae\/how-overweight-do-you-need-to-be-for-the-gastric-balloon\/#The_main_conditions_for_the_installation_of_the_are\" >The main conditions for the installation of the are:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.royalclinicdubai.com\/en-ae\/how-overweight-do-you-need-to-be-for-the-gastric-balloon\/#According_to_BMI_criteria\" >According to BMI criteria:<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.royalclinicdubai.com\/en-ae\/how-overweight-do-you-need-to-be-for-the-gastric-balloon\/#Results\" >Results:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.royalclinicdubai.com\/en-ae\/how-overweight-do-you-need-to-be-for-the-gastric-balloon\/#How_Much_Weight_Loss_Can_You_Expect\" >How Much Weight Loss Can You Expect?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.royalclinicdubai.com\/en-ae\/how-overweight-do-you-need-to-be-for-the-gastric-balloon\/#What_is_the_Duration_of_Gastric_Balloon_Treatment\" >What is the Duration of Gastric Balloon Treatment?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.royalclinicdubai.com\/en-ae\/how-overweight-do-you-need-to-be-for-the-gastric-balloon\/#What_Determines_the_Result_of_Gastric_Balloon_Treatment\" >What Determines the Result of\u00a0 Gastric Balloon Treatment?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.royalclinicdubai.com\/en-ae\/how-overweight-do-you-need-to-be-for-the-gastric-balloon\/#How_to_Choose_the_Best_Gastric_Balloon_Surgeries\" >How to Choose the Best Gastric Balloon Surgeries?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.royalclinicdubai.com\/en-ae\/how-overweight-do-you-need-to-be-for-the-gastric-balloon\/#Takeaway\" >Takeaway:<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"About_Gastric_Balloon_Treatment\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">About Gastric Balloon Treatment:<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.royalclinicdubai.com\/en-ae\/weight-loss-clinic\/gastric-balloon-placement\/\">Balloon<\/a> is a soft silicone ball that is inserted into the stomach endoscopically, partially filling it and creating a feeling of fullness and fullness, which facilitates adherence to the nutritional diet used.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The big benefit of using it is that they limit the number of digestible substances, preventing overeating, which helps to stick to the prescribed diet. Over time, there is a change in eating behavior, and adequate dietary habits are formed, which, after weight loss and removal of the intragastric balloon, will help maintain the achieved result.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This technique has been successfully used for a long time, great experience and stability of results make this practice safe, effective, and widespread.<\/span><\/p>\n\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_Overweight_Do_You_Need_to_Be_for_Gastric_Balloon\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How Overweight Do You Need to Be for Gastric Balloon?<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do people often ask <\/span><b>How Overweight You Need to Be for a Gastric Balloon? <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The use of this treatment is recommended for patients who have undergone various dietary or pharmacological treatments but have not achieved significant weight loss, mainly in cases of moderate obesity and mild forms of overweight and obesity.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_main_conditions_for_the_installation_of_the_are\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The main conditions for the installation of the are:<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Patients unsuccessfully follow various diets.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ability to understand treatment goals and follow-up measures to achieve them.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"According_to_BMI_criteria\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to BMI criteria:<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some mild cases of Overweight and Obesity with BMI &lt;30.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With moderate obesity with a BMI between 30-35.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In some cases of severe obesity with a BMI between 35-40 without comorbidities.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For BMI &gt; 40, the recommended treatment is Bariatric Surgery, however, in some cases, at the request of the patient, a non-surgical alternative can be used.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The recommended age for inserting the Balloon is between 18 and 65 years of age.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Results\"><\/span>Results:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-30378\" src=\"https:\/\/www.royalclinicdubai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/How-Overweight-Do-You-Need-to-be-for-the-Gastric-Balloon-clinic-of-dubai.jpg\" alt=\"How Overweight Do You Need to be for the Gastric Balloon clinic of dubai\" width=\"259\" height=\"172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.royalclinicdubai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/How-Overweight-Do-You-Need-to-be-for-the-Gastric-Balloon-clinic-of-dubai.jpg 259w, https:\/\/www.royalclinicdubai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/How-Overweight-Do-You-Need-to-be-for-the-Gastric-Balloon-clinic-of-dubai-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 259px) 100vw, 259px\" \/> \u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-30379\" src=\"https:\/\/www.royalclinicdubai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/How-Overweight-Do-You-Need-to-be-for-the-Gastric-Balloon-dubai.jpg\" alt=\"How Overweight Do You Need to be for the Gastric Balloon dubai\" width=\"259\" height=\"172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.royalclinicdubai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/How-Overweight-Do-You-Need-to-be-for-the-Gastric-Balloon-dubai.jpg 259w, https:\/\/www.royalclinicdubai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/How-Overweight-Do-You-Need-to-be-for-the-Gastric-Balloon-dubai-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 259px) 100vw, 259px\" \/> \u00a0 <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-30380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.royalclinicdubai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/How-Overweight-Do-You-Need-to-be-for-the-Gastric-Balloon-in-clinic-of-dubai.png\" alt=\"How Overweight Do You Need to be for the Gastric Balloon in clinic of dubai\" width=\"259\" height=\"172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.royalclinicdubai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/How-Overweight-Do-You-Need-to-be-for-the-Gastric-Balloon-in-clinic-of-dubai.png 259w, https:\/\/www.royalclinicdubai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/How-Overweight-Do-You-Need-to-be-for-the-Gastric-Balloon-in-clinic-of-dubai-18x12.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 259px) 100vw, 259px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-30381\" src=\"https:\/\/www.royalclinicdubai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/How-Overweight-Do-You-Need-to-be-for-the-Gastric-Balloon-in-dubai.png\" alt=\"How Overweight Do You Need to be for the Gastric Balloon in dubai\" width=\"259\" height=\"172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.royalclinicdubai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/How-Overweight-Do-You-Need-to-be-for-the-Gastric-Balloon-in-dubai.png 259w, https:\/\/www.royalclinicdubai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/How-Overweight-Do-You-Need-to-be-for-the-Gastric-Balloon-in-dubai-18x12.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 259px) 100vw, 259px\" \/> \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-30382\" src=\"https:\/\/www.royalclinicdubai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/How-Overweight-You-Need-to-be-for-the-Gastric-Balloon-dubai.png\" alt=\"How Overweight You Need to be for the Gastric Balloon dubai\" width=\"259\" height=\"172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.royalclinicdubai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/How-Overweight-You-Need-to-be-for-the-Gastric-Balloon-dubai.png 259w, https:\/\/www.royalclinicdubai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/How-Overweight-You-Need-to-be-for-the-Gastric-Balloon-dubai-18x12.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 259px) 100vw, 259px\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-30383\" src=\"https:\/\/www.royalclinicdubai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/How-Overweight-You-Need-to-be-for-the-Gastric-Balloon-in-dubai.png\" alt=\"How Overweight You Need to be for the Gastric Balloon in dubai\" width=\"259\" height=\"172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.royalclinicdubai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/How-Overweight-You-Need-to-be-for-the-Gastric-Balloon-in-dubai.png 259w, https:\/\/www.royalclinicdubai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/How-Overweight-You-Need-to-be-for-the-Gastric-Balloon-in-dubai-18x12.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 259px) 100vw, 259px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_Much_Weight_Loss_Can_You_Expect\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How Much Weight Loss Can You Expect?<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The loss of excess body weight with this method of treatment can range from 4-5 to several tens of kilograms, and on average, patients lose about a third of their excess body weight.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_Duration_of_Gastric_Balloon_Treatment\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What is the Duration of Gastric Balloon Treatment?<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The recommended residence time of the balloon in the stomach is 4-6 months. The calculation is based on the fact that during this time the patient will develop a habit of limited food intake and may reinforce this stereotypical eating behavior in the future.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Determines_the_Result_of_Gastric_Balloon_Treatment\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What Determines the Result of\u00a0 Gastric Balloon Treatment?<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The patient must begin serious treatment within a few months, limit his diet, review the composition of food consumed, and reduce the percentage of fats and carbohydrates contained in it. Balloon therapy is recommended to be combined with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.royalclinicdubai.com\/en-ae\/weight-loss-clinic\/gastric-balloon-placement\/\">weight loss<\/a> program, diet therapy, dosed physical activity, and acupuncture.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The patient, counting only on the fact that the balloon will do everything that is required for him, will get worse results than he will seriously work on himself all this time. In other words, the patient is given a chance &#8211; and it depends on him whether he will be able to use it or not.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Choose_the_Best_Gastric_Balloon_Surgeries\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How to Choose the Best Gastric Balloon Surgeries?<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In any weight loss surgery, your body mass index and target weight are important. If your BMI is 35 or higher you may have serious obesity-related health problems. However, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.royalclinicdubai.com\/en-ae\/weight-loss-clinic\/gastric-balloon\/\">gastric balloon<\/a> can be used even if the BMI is higher than 25.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your decision on procedures will be up to you. You should always consult your doctor before making any decisions. The opinion of the doctor is also essential in deciding about these surgeries.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Takeaway\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Takeaway:<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At <a href=\"https:\/\/www.royalclinicdubai.com\/en-ae\/weight-loss-clinic\/\">Enfield Royal Weight Loss Clinic<\/a>, we cater to your needs for all kinds of weight-loss surgeries. All of our specialists have extensive experience in their fields. We want to help you make the best decision about your healthcare and body. We provide personalized services to make your journey more convenient, including transfers from and to the airport and private chauffeur services to and from the treatment center.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From miraculous transformations of celebrities to ordinary people losing tens of kilograms, bariatric surgery is gaining more and more popularity&#8230;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":12473,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[199],"tags":[521,151],"class_list":["post-12469","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gastric-balloon-placement","tag-gastric-balloon","tag-gastric-balloon-placement"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.royalclinicdubai.com\/en-ae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12469","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.royalclinicdubai.com\/en-ae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.royalclinicdubai.com\/en-ae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.royalclinicdubai.com\/en-ae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.royalclinicdubai.com\/en-ae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12469"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.royalclinicdubai.com\/en-ae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12469\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.royalclinicdubai.com\/en-ae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12473"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.royalclinicdubai.com\/en-ae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12469"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.royalclinicdubai.com\/en-ae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12469"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.royalclinicdubai.com\/en-ae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12469"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}