The way of working and lifestyle brought by modern life plays a big role in emergence of problems such as obesity and inability to lose weight. Stomach botox is applied to individuals who want to get rid of these problems and have a better quality of life. However, in order for a person to be eligible for stomach botox, some criteria must be met.
“What is stomach botox?” The answer to the question can be answered as the procedure of injecting botulinum toxin to certain parts of the stomach with the endoscopic method. In this procedure, the contraction of the stomach muscles is limited. Thus, the gastric emptying time is delayed and the patient's appetite decreases.
Gastric botox application, which does not require surgery, can be applied to anyone who wants to lose their excess weight. However, it is not applied to patients with a body mass index over 40. Patients who are not obese enough to require surgery and who are overweight are the ideal group for gastric botox. In addition, gastric botox can be applied to patients with gastritis or gastric ulcer when the necessary treatment is performed.
Gastric botox, which requires a standard endoscopic procedure, has no significant side effects reported in the literature. However, this procedure may cause side effects for people who are allergic to botox and have muscle disease.
Gastric botox, which is applied orally with the endoscopic method, is a procedure that takes an average of 20 minutes. After this procedure, which requires anesthesia, the patient should stay in the hospital for 1-2 hours.
Gastric botox, which is applied orally with the endoscopic method, is a procedure that takes an average of 20 minutes. After this procedure, which requires anesthesia, the patient should stay in the hospital for 1-2 hours.
Gastric balloon and gastric botox, which are applied with the endoscopic method to help the person lose weight, differ in certain points. These differences are as follows:
- The volume of the gastric balloon is adjusted according to the patient and requires endoscopy examination at regular intervals.
- Stomach botox requires a single application and provides a loss of appetite, the effect lasts for 3 to 6 months.
Candidates for stomach botox meet with an internist, gastroenterologist, nutritionist and exercise physiologist.
- Initial assessment with a board-certified gastroenterologist
- Diet/nutritional counselling with a licensed nutritionist
- Exercise physiology screening, including metabolic fitness and body composition testing
- Personalized, comprehensive workout program
- Outpatient endoscopic injection procedure for short-term weight loss
- Behaviour modification session with licensed clinical consultant
- Follow-up evaluation
A dietician and nutrition consultant, who are experts in their field, review the patient's nutritional habits with an interview that lasts 1-2 hours. Within the framework of the information obtained, he/she offers the necessary clues to integrate it into one's life. Diet and nutrition counsellor recommends personalized lifestyle changes by giving information about certain foods and nutrients. The most effective way to successfully lose weight is to identify behaviours that are detrimental to health and learn how to change them. A specialist dietitian also supports the person at this point with the advice he gives and helps him gain effective habits.
Those who undergo gastric botox at Büyük Anadolu Hospitals can meet with an internist and weight management specialist once, after completing the weight loss program, to evaluate their progress in achieving their weight loss goals. During this meeting, patients also have the opportunity to discuss any questions and develop a plan for sustainable weight management.
