For those who have struggled to lose weight and want to avoid invasive, permanent, and perhaps risky surgery such as gastric bypass, Orbera® can be a viable solution.
How Does Orbera Work?
The endoscopic placement surgery takes under an hour. Patients are sedated, and a diagnostic endoscopy (which entails threading a scope down through the esophagus into the stomach) is performed to ensure it is safe to proceed. (Any presence of ulcers, gastritis, hiatal hernias disqualifies you as a candidate, as does severe or untreated heartburn, a history of ulcers, or an excessively high Body Mass Index.)