Question and Answer

If you have health insurance with Southern Cross, AIA Insurance, Sovereign Insurance, Partners Life or NIB most will pay for the initial consultation with the specialist. To have the actual procedure paid for is more difficult. Partners Life does have pay for the procedure but your BMI has to be over 35 and have two of five main conditions. Not many quality for this but would pay to check with your advisor.

Everyone has a different outcome based on their desired weight loss goal. Like any weight loss some people go back to old habits. The Gastric Balloon is designed to help you lose weight but more importantly teach you knew habits over the duration of the insertion. The average time is 6 months for those wanting to lose 15kgs – 20kgs and up to 12 months for those wanting to lose up to 30kgs

In New Zealand and Australia there’s been no recorded cases. The balloons have a blue saline solution so if anything leaked you would soon know.

We have one client looking into this and will up date this post shortly

In the USA they’ve been around for 15 years in New Zealand we use their products have have been actively working with clients for nearly 3 years. All the Specialists are highly trained gastrointrologists

Not a good idea.

Yes

Yes. It’s not recommended you fly the same day due to medication prescribed during the insertion.

No. you will need someone to pick you up.

We recommended taking the following day or two to both recover and let your stomach adjust to the new intake of food. There is a strict chart of fluids and food types to get used to in the follow days after the insertion.

No, most symptoms are nausea the follow day. You will be prescribed medication for this but this generally only lasts a day or two.

No, I fact your stomach becomes stronger as it’s holding a balloon full of fluid 24/7.

Once in place in your stomach, you cannot feel the balloon, you will just feel fuller and won’t have the desire to eat.

Yes, some can and others cant. It just depends on your BMI and goal weight loss. Your specialist will advise you.

You will be able to go home the same day but we would allow around 3 to 4 days to recover. You will have to adjust to the balloon and a new eating routine.

You will have to change your eating to clear fluids, then broths, soups etc in the first few weeks but after then you will be able to eat normal foods bust just less quantity.

You will have to change your eating to clear fluids, then broths, soups etc in the first few weeks but after then you will be able to eat normal foods bust just less quantity.