While obesity and its associated diseases become a serious problem in the UK, the demand for weight loss solutions is still growing, leading to more interest in effective treatment, locally and abroad. Clinics in Poland fill the gap, offering their services to foreign patients on very attractive terms.
The cost difference can sometimes be astounding - the intragastric balloon system (BIB)- a non-surgical, non-pharmaceutical treatment of obesity in Polish clinics is around GBP 2000, where in the UK, the prices strart from GBP 4500!
The BIB obesity treatment is meant for patients with BMI of 30+, who wish to lose weight. Once inserted, the soft sillicone balloon is filled with up to 500ml of sterile saline solution, making it too big to pass into the bowel, so it floats freely in the stomach, making the patient feel full faster, and therefore eat less, and get used to new eating habits.
After the maximum period of six months the balloon is then deflated and removed, leaving the patient with up to 50% less excess weight, so for example, from the 100 extra pounds it is expected that you will lose up to 50 pounds during the period the balloon has been in its place.
The treatment requires two visits in Poland – one where the BIB balloon is insterted, and one when it is removed, and one or two consultations in the UK just to make sure everything is in order.
The cost difference can sometimes be astounding - the intragastric balloon system (BIB)- a non-surgical, non-pharmaceutical treatment of obesity in Polish clinics is around GBP 2000, where in the UK, the prices strart from GBP 4500!
The BIB obesity treatment is meant for patients with BMI of 30+, who wish to lose weight. Once inserted, the soft sillicone balloon is filled with up to 500ml of sterile saline solution, making it too big to pass into the bowel, so it floats freely in the stomach, making the patient feel full faster, and therefore eat less, and get used to new eating habits.
After the maximum period of six months the balloon is then deflated and removed, leaving the patient with up to 50% less excess weight, so for example, from the 100 extra pounds it is expected that you will lose up to 50 pounds during the period the balloon has been in its place.
The treatment requires two visits in Poland – one where the BIB balloon is insterted, and one when it is removed, and one or two consultations in the UK just to make sure everything is in order.
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