Three ways to treat OBESITY
- Diet
- Has not been generally successful
- Medicine/Therapeutic Pharmaceuticals
- Difficult regulatory pathway
- Small weight loss
- Risks from drug side effects
- Surgery/Invasive procedures
- Stomach Volume Reduction
- Stomach reduction – stapling, etc.
- LAP-BAND
- Endoscopic Intragastric Balloons
- Other endoscopic procedures
- Vagus nerve stimulation
- Delayed emptying
- Stomach Volume Reduction
Invasive procedures generally work well to reduce weight
• All have risks of surgery
NOW A FOURTH
Digestible Balloons – PlenSat
- Non-surgical Bariatric Therapy
- Non-Pharmaceutical Pill dosage
- Stomach Volume reduction
- Bariatric therapy without Surgery