On Friday Jan 18/08 our team performed the first Intragastric Balloon procedures at SWLC. Two patients had the Gastric Balloon device placed without difficulty and were able to leave the clinic within 2 hours. These, and all future, Gastric Balloon patients will be working intensively with our dietitian to establish new eating patterns in order [...]
The Surgical Weight Loss Centre is excited to introduce a new procedure for patients interested in achieving significant and sustained weight loss. The Bioenterics Intragastric Balloon (BIB®) is a soft silicone polymer balloon that is placed in the stomach using gastroscopy and then filled with 600cc of saline. The Intragastric Balloon works by inducing a [...]
Welcome to the first posting of The Surgical Weight Loss Centre Blog. This format is meant to be a way that the staff at The Surgical Weight Loss Centre can share some of the established ideas and new concepts regarding weight loss, with a particular emphasis on the role of the [...]
