24 Jan2014
Weight-loss gastric balloon pill launched across UK
Obalon treatment requires patients to swallow large capsule containing balloon that inflates on stomach to make them feel full
Obalon weight-loss treatment has been launched in the UK. Its requires patients to swallow a capsule containing an apple-sized balloon sits on top of the stomach. Photograph: Fiona Hanson/PA
A new weight-loss balloon that can be swallowed in a pill has been launched across the UK.
Unlike other gastric balloon treatments, Obalon does not require invasive surgery. Instead, in a 10-minute procedure, patients swallow a capsule the size of a large vitamin pill that contains a deflated balloon.
