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Gastric Balloon Information for UK Patients

The National Obesity Surgery Centre has a patient base that is truly nationwide. In fact, it’s worldwide.

This is because the NOSC Gastric Balloon Programme™ is an incredibly patient-friendly stomach balloon management system and allows us to follow your progress anywhere in the UK and assist you in long term weight management just as easily as if you were on our doorstep.

No matter where you live in the UK, the National Obesity Surgery Centre can offer you the same excellent service and care to help you get the very best from your stomach balloon.

The National Obesity Surgery Centre has surgery locations across the UK in the following areas:

London, Manchester, Glasgow, Sheffield, Telford, Gloucester, Brentwood, Guilford,Portsmouth and Leigh-on-Sea.

Stay healthy and lose weight effectively

There are clear and well publicised problems and health risks that are associated with being obese. If a person is carrying too much weight, it can present a high risk of heart disease or diabetes, or a number of other health problems.  

If you have tried every diet, joined every weight loss programme, and followed every regime going in an attempt to shift that excess weight, but without success, the intra gastric balloon may be the answer for you.

Gastric Balloon UK figures have risen sharply in the past couple of years due to the significant success rates the procedure has shown to have with  patients suffering from obesity.  There have also been a number of successful gastric balloon stories which have been publicised in the British media, which have alerted the public to the dramatic weight loss which can be easily and safely achieved with the help of this non-invasive, non surgical procedure.

Determining Obesity - BMI Guide

Obesity is officially determined by an individual’s Body Mass Index Body Mass Index (or BMI) relates a person’s weight with their height, calculating a figure. 

If a person has a Body Mass Index which is more than 25 then it is considered as being overweight.  Should a person have a Body Mass Index over 30 they are starting to fall into the obese category and if your BMI is over 40, this is classified as seriously obese.

Should you determine that your weight is drastically above what it should naturally be for your height, and you are worried about the health risks associated with this, a gastric balloon may help you. 

Please note that Body Mass Index is only a guide, and is not a determinant of whether gastric balloon or any form of obesity surgery is suitable for you.

However, if a gastric balloon is an option you have been considering and you would like to speak to a specialist UK provider of weight loss surgery, please contact us on 0845 618 7276 to speak to one of our dedicated weight loss advisers.

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