Botulinum Toxin, which has been used in the world for 10-15 years, is an endoscopic procedure which aims to paralyze fasting and appetite nerves of the stomach temporarily and so that to provide weight loss. With this procedure, “Botulinum Toxin” is injected to some parts of the stomach. After the operation, the spasm of the stomach muscles is limited, the time of gastric emptying is delayed, early satiety – longer periods without food is achieved and the weight loss process begins. In this procedure, Botulinum Toxin is injected in to 3 various parts of the stomach. In this procedure, applied to fundus area in particular, fasting feeling is eliminated. In many scientific studies, this area is not injected and, in those studies, it is seen that patients cannot lose enough weight.
What is Gastric Botox?
What is Botulinum Toxin?
As a result, this procedure eliminates fasting feeling and gives an early satiety. So that patients lose weight. Since the procedure is performed endoscopically, it is completed in as little as 20 minutes and patients are discharged after 1-2 hours of rest in the center where the procedure is performed.
To whom can botulinum toxin be applied?
Botulinum toxin can be administered to patients with a body mass index (BMI) below 35. As a team, we apply it to the group who want to lose 10% of their total weight. In addition, we also apply this procedure to people who have undergone sleeve gastrectomy surgery and regained weight and cannot undergo surgery. This procedure is not a surgery. This procedure is never an alternative to surgery. Therefore, it should be applied especially to those who have 10-15 kilograms of excess weight. However, patient selection is very important. It is necessary to know that botulinum toxin will not be very useful for patients with a body mass index of 35 and above, that is, patients we call type 2 obese. In patients with ulcers or gastritis in the stomach, botulinum toxin can be applied after appropriate treatment of these diseases is carried out first.
Who is botulism toxin treatment suitable for?
Botulinum toxin can be administered to people between the ages of 18-65 with a body mass index (BMI) below 35. As a team, we apply it to the group who want to lose 10% of their total weight. In addition, we also apply this procedure to people who have undergone sleeve gastrectomy surgery and regained weight and cannot undergo surgery.
Gastric Botox procedure is not applied to pregnant or breastfeeding women.
How long does the botulinum toxin procedure take, is hospitalization necessary?
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Botulinum toxin application is not a surgery. It is a procedure performed by entering orally with endoscopy and lasts 20 minutes on average. Patients are anesthetized with accompany of a specialist. Our patients abroad stay in the hospital for 1 day after the procedure.
Are there side effects of botulinum toxin treatment ?
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The procedure is not suitable for people with muscle diseases and those who are allergic to botulinum toxin. After botulinum toxin applied to the stomach, there is a small possibility of gastric perforation, liver abscess and systemic effects.
Does botulinum toxin cause permanent damage to the stomach?
What is the risk rate of bariatric surgery?
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It should be highly noted that morbid obesity is a life-threatening fatal disease. Patient with this weight is at risk as in other operations. This risk is not more than risk of laparoscopic gallbladder removal. Risk of an obese patient is more than the risk of normal weight person in operations. However, the reason of increased risk is OBESITY. Already, we perform this operation to reduce these risks.
Some possible risks are blood clot embolism, formed in legs, in lungs, brain and heart, hemorrhage in stomach incision, and leak. All of these risks are below 0.1%.
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How does the stomach Botox treatment proceed?
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Clients who contact us are consulted with our physician in person, by phone or video consultation. Appointments are made for suitable patients. Patients arriving at Cukurova International Airport on the morning of the procedure are welcomed by our team. The application is performed in JCI certified Adana Medline Hospital. Patients undergo the procedure in the endoscopy room after a blood test.
The process takes 10 minutes. Patients feel no pain and are sedated under anesthesia.
After the procedure, the patient is taken to bed. Serum therapy is administered. After 2 hours, the patient starts drinking water.
There is no nausea, vomiting or abdominal pain after gastric Botox application. Patients who take their medication regularly return to daily life on the same day
Clients are transferred to Cukurova International Airport by our team the day after the application. Clients are given medications to take during this process.
Clients are being followed up for 6 months. Consultations are held once a week for the first month, once every 15 days for the second month, and then monthly.