ORBERA®

The ORBERA® Managed Weight Loss Program is a medical procedure for weight loss that focuses on developing long-term, sustainable and healthy habits.

This comprehensive two-part program begins with a soft, intra-gastric balloon placed in your stomach for six months to encourage portion control. We then work with you to help maintain weight loss by developing a customised diet and exercise program, and by supporting you to make healthy lifestyle choices.

Placement of the balloon generally takes around 20 minutes during which time you are lightly sedated. The deflated balloon is inserted into your stomach through your mouth, endoscopically. Immediately after the balloon is placed and filled with sterile saltwater, you will regain complete awareness and remain in the clinic for observation until the doctor discharges you. The ORBERA® balloon is similarly removed through the mouth, under the same supervised conditions.

Clinical evidence suggests an average of 10 to 15kg can be lost over six months; however, this is dependent on your starting weight and how well you adapt to lifestyle changes. After 12 months with the ORBERA® two-part program, patients have lost over three times the weight of diet and exercise alone.