Gastric balloon Mönchengladbach

Gastric Balloon in Moenchengladbach

Successfully lose weight in the long term

Welcome to the specialized internal medicine practice in Moenchengladbach. My name is Dr. med. Simon Hoerster and I am pleased that you have found your way to this page.

Losing weight is a topic that has accompanied me all my life. Every person reacts differently to the food they eat. However, modern approaches such as DNA metabolic analysis usually leave patients alone with the findings. Standard diets such as SlimFast, OptiFast, Weight Watchers and Intermittent Fasting also usually only bring results for a short period of time. The reason? You give up the things you love under certain circumstances.

And that’s what makes the intragastric balloon such a great invention. With the support of the intragastric balloon and their personal aftercare coach, patients can lose 1-2 kilos per week and up to 35 kg in a year. The personal weight loss coaching ensures that you do not go on a diet, but learn to eat consciously. Because it is often the old wisdom that is true: The dose makes the poison.

Erfahrungen & Bewertungen zu My Weight

How interesting would it be for you

  • To be able to lose more weight than with a diet
  • To be able to change your diet in the long term
  • To not only reach your desired weight, but also to be able to maintain it
  • always have a personal contact person
  • to declare war on the JoJo effect

You have already taken the first important step towards your desired weight. Give us your trust. We will go the rest of the way together!

It's never too late to reach your dream weight!

Trust in many years of experience
Gastric Balloon Moenchengladbach

Get free and non-binding advice: 0800 0010 318

FINALLY FEEL WELL

Effectively lose weight with the gastric balloon

You certainly have a desired weight in mind that you would like to achieve, right? Many of our patients come to our consultation and have a favorite pair of jeans or an old photo in mind when they think about their desired weight.

You want to feel more comfortable in your body again and successfully lose 20, 25 or even more than 30 kilos? You have already taken the first step on this website. We will be happy to help you with anything else! Feel welcome to walk the path to a feel-good weight together with us!

The intragastric balloon is an established weight loss procedure that has been in use since the 1990s. Unfilled, the small balloon is inserted into your stomach, where it is filled with the ideal amount of liquid for you. Over the next 6 to 12 months, it fills a large portion of your stomach. The great thing about it? Even smaller portions will fill you up and make you hungry much less quickly.

Together with your personal aftercare partner, you will develop individual strategies so that you can use this effect for yourself in the long term! Experience shows that many of our patients lose more than 1.5 kg per week, especially in the initial period. Trust in more than 1,000 success stories of gastric balloon patients per year, who started exactly where you are right now. Gastric balloon in Moenchengladbach means: permanently successful weight loss with concept.

HAPPY PATIENTS

What patients say

In gastric balloon therapy, you are never alone. Together we can change your life for good!

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How do I lose weight with a gastric balloon?

The gastric balloon can help patients lose weight successfully in two ways. In your stomach, it stimulates important nerves that are responsible for your feeling of fullness. You get full much faster and you get hungry much less quickly.

The intragastric balloon supports you from the first day of therapy. You will be permanently full from much smaller and healthier portions. Together with your personal aftercare advisor, you can use the therapy to find your way back to healthier eating habits.

Especially in the initial period, patients lose an average of 1.5-2 kilos per week. This provides many moments of happiness and motivates patients so much that they are able to take back control of their lives and their weight bit by bit in the course of therapy.

Diets are only fun as long as they work. With the gastric balloon in Moenchengladbach, this effect can last for several months and lead to a permanent change in lifestyle.

Am I suitable? Yes, if you are...

  • ...lose a couple of kilos,
  • ...and want to lead a healthier life
  • ...want to lose weight and without costly surgery
  • ...get rid of concomitant diseases like diabetes,
  • ...or want to declare war on the yo-yo effect
  • ...your BMI is above 27

THE COURSE

How works the therapy?

The gastric balloon is inserted into the stomach during a gastroscopy. Gastroscopies are routine procedures that are performed many 10,000 times in Germany. The procedure is therefore quite simple and painless. You simply sleep through the procedure. After just 20 minutes you wake up and start your journey to your desired weight. You will still be a little dazed and will stay in our practice for a little while for observation. Already after about an hour you can go home again.

Now the start of your new life begins! For the next 6 or 12 months, the gastric balloon will make you feel full much faster and hungry less quickly. The Weight Buddy System ensures that you are never alone! In regular meetings we ensure together that you can make the most of your therapy!

Together with your aftercare advisor, you will work out your long-term dietary changes until it has “clicked”. Because we know from our gastric balloon experience in Moenchengladbach that you can only benefit from the gastric balloon in the long term with personal care.

Getting used to the gastric balloon

The first days

After the balloon is inserted, you will feel a little uncomfortable for 2-4 days. During the first few days, you may experience discomfort similar to the stomach flu. This includes discomfort, heartburn or nausea. But don’t worry – you will already leave our practice with all the important medications that can make your settling in more comfortable. In addition, your personal contact will talk to you on the phone every day and give you tips on how to make your acclimation a more pleasant experience. 

Personal Coaching

Never alone in gastric balloon therapy!

Throughout the duration of therapy, your aftercare caregiver is there to provide you with reliable support. Together, you will develop strategies to make your permanent change in diet as easy as possible. Your therapy is always based on how we can best support you. 

Hashimoto’s, lipedema? No problem!

Do you suffer from a disease that makes losing weight even more difficult? The intragastric balloon can also support you in losing weight with lipedema, Hashimoto’s, diabetes and other diseases. Feel free to contact us. Our trained aftercare caregivers will tailor your aftercare to your needs. Because you are never alone! Together, we can find a way to help you lose weight for the long term!

Numbers, Data & Facts

The success of our patients
is the focus

Exactly where you are standing right now is where over 1,000 of our patients have stood before starting their gastric balloon journey. The first step is the most difficult. For all the rest, you can rely on our competent team!

1

Jameda rating

16

qualified staff

> 10000

kilos lost

786 pro Jahr

happy patients

WHO IS QUALIFIED?

From what weight range is a gastric balloon worthwhile?

To find out if a gastric balloon can help you on your way, the Body Mass Index (BMI) is a very good and in practice established guideline. The BMI puts body weight and height in relation to each other. Patients with a BMI in the range between 27 and 40 are very well suited to use the intragastric balloon to help them lose weight.

Did you know?

That the gastric balloon here in Moenchengladbach can help to reduce or heal the concomitant diseases of obesity? These include, in addition to mental and psychological aspects, high blood pressure, sleep apnea, cardiovascular disease or diabetes type II, if these were caused by excess weight.

  From a BMI of 27 the gastric balloon is interesting for you

WER IST NICHT GEEIGNET?

Exclusion criteria gastric balloon (contraindications)

In addition, there may be reasons that speak against a gastric balloon. In your free and non-binding consultation, we will discuss the following points, for example: 

  • Ihr BMI liegt bei mindestens 27 kg/m²
  • Sie sind nicht schwanger
  • Sie wurden noch nicht an Ihrem Magen oder der Speiseröhre operiert
  • Sie haben keine Entzündung Ihrer Magenschleimhaut
  • Sie haben keinen Zwerchfellbruch (Hiatus Hernie)
  • Sie sind nicht abhängig von Drogen oder anderen Mitteln
  • Ihr BMI liegt bei mindestens 27 kg/m²
  • Sie sind nicht schwanger
  • Sie wurden noch nicht an Ihrem Magen oder der Speiseröhre operiert
  • Sie haben keine Entzündung Ihrer Magenschleimhaut
  • Sie haben keinen Zwerchfellbruch (Hiatus Hernie)
  • Sie sind nicht abhängig von Drogen oder anderen Mitteln
In case of any questions, please feel free to write us without obligation to Let's tackle it together!

You want to lose more than 15 kg...

Then the 6-month therapy is the right choice for you! The 6-month gastric balloon becomes your new companion on the way to your desired weight. During this time, the balloon supports your permanent change of diet to smaller and healthier portions. When the balloon is removed again, you will have become accustomed to these portions – your diet will have been changed. Of course, we will support you with our experience during all of this.

from 55,00 € per month

...or more than 25 kg?

Then the 12-month therapy is the right choice for you! The Spatz3 Annual Balloon not only stays in your stomach twice as long, it can even be filled several times. Many patients lose 1.5 kg per week or more in the first two months. Only after the fifth month the body gets used to companions and losing weight is not so easy anymore. The annual balloon can be refilled with some liquid and you will lose more and faster again. This option is not a must, but will be discussed after consultation with you and our practice.

from 65,00 € per month

Your motivation is a decisive factor for weight loss success. Another important component is professional advice and support. With the help of this combination, you can lose weight successfully in the long term – and maintain your weight. Do you have any questions about gastric balloon therapy? Then call us free of charge and without obligation on the topic of gastric balloon in Moenchengladbach!

Safe and reliable.

EFFECTIVELY LOSE WEIGHT WITHOUT SURGERY!

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Frequently asked questions about the gastric balloon

FAQ

Who is eligible

The gastric balloon is an organ-preserving method to sustainably reduce excess weight.

Patients with a BMI from 27 and up to 40 who have not yet achieved the desired weight loss success with common diets are eligible.

Calculate your BMI here

  From a BMI of 27 the gastric balloon is interesting for you

If you suffer from severe inflammation in the digestive tract or have already had previous operations in the stomach, you are unfortunately not suitable for the gastric balloon method. Other exclusion criteria include blood clotting disorders, diseases of the kidneys, lungs or liver, as well as psychiatric diseases and drug problems. Pregnant and breastfeeding women are also not suitable for the gastric balloon method.

Yes. The method is recommended for people over the age of 18.

If the parents agree, the balloon can be used even under 18 years.

The process

Your question is a valid one. When we started offering gastric balloon therapies years ago, there were only a few providers. Currently, there are very many providers, some of which offer weight loss with the intragastric balloon very favorably.

If you want to lose weight successfully in the long term and stay slim even after the gastric balloon has been removed, I advise you to be careful. Crucial for your start into your new slim life is personal care by nutrition specialists. If you choose a low-cost provider, this care is usually missing. The consequence? Shortly after the removal, you usually gain weight again. Put your trust in us. For over 20 years, we have been improving care and weight loss results patient by patient.

Congratulations, if you have decided to have a gastric balloon, your new life will start immediately. In this case, please write us an email or call our hotline again if you have further questions or would like to make an appointment for a consultation.

Next, we meet in person at my practice in Moenchengladbach. We will talk together about your personal medical history and clarify whether a gastric balloon can help you. At the end of this clarification, you will still have some time to think about it, at least 24 hours before the procedure.

The big day!

On the day of the procedure, please remain fasting. You will be put into a twilight sleep and wake up after 20 minutes with your new companion. You will still be somewhat dazed and will not be allowed to drive afterwards.

During the therapy you will be contacted and advised by our nutrition specialists at regular intervals – or you can of course contact them yourself. If you opt for a yearly balloon, we can add some more liquid to the balloon after a few months so that you can lose more weight than with other providers.

Miscellaneous

Intragastric balloons are also convincing in the specialist literature: in various studies, weight loss successes of 13-30 kg within 6 months have been determined. The successes are also in line with our experience from over 25 years with the intragastric balloon. With the annual balloon, which is refillable, you can even lose significantly more weight.

A gastric balloon alone will help you lose a lot of weight very quickly. However, the successes are short-lived if you are not accompanied by specialists during the therapy. Through the accompaniment of our nutritionists, you will finally make the jump from the yoyo trap and can be successfully slim in the long term.

The balloon occupies a large part of your stomach. As a result, you are already full from smaller meals and thus reduce your excess weight from the first day of the insertion. If you permanently change your diet and integrate more exercise into your daily routine or add fitness training that suits you, you can lose up to 35kg of excess weight in twelve months with gastric balloon therapy.

The treatment costs for the gastric balloon are as follows and are unfortunately not covered by health insurance in most cases:

Gastric balloon 6 months Gastric balloon 12 months
Total costs (material costs for balloon, instruments, accompanying medication and examination) 3.200,- 4.490,-
Cost refill

Cost refill of a gastric balloon used elsewhere

690,-

1.200,- incl. 6 months Nutritional advice

Cost of removal of a gastric balloon used elsewhere (e.g. from abroad) 1.200,- 1.200,-

There is no standard plan, each patient has his own eating culture!

Our Weight Buddies® are at your side during the entire wearing period and help you with individual nutritional advice to your weight loss success. In any case, it is important to permanently change your previous dietary and lifestyle habits in order to achieve the desired success. Together we can permanently reduce your excess weight, even after the removal of the intragastric balloon. Since we are very familiar with the special problems of our patients, we will find an individual way to your weight loss success.

Gastric balloon therapy in itself carries very few risks. During the insertion and removal of the balloon, you will be put into a light twilight sleep. This means that the risk of anesthesia is negligible.

In the rarest of cases, the balloon may leak, causing the blue-colored saline solution to escape. However, this is not dangerous and you can detect the leakage by the green discoloration of your urine. This can happen if the balloon remains in the body longer than the prescribed wearing time of six or twelve months and the material becomes tired.

After insertion of the balloon, you may experience mild discomfort such as malaise, heartburn, abdominal pain, nausea or vomiting during the first few days. The stomach must first get used to the balloon and tends to produce more stomach acid than usual at first. To help you get used to the balloon, we will prescribe pain-relieving medication and, if necessary, help with bridging infusions during the initial period. During the entire therapy period, we are available around the clock to answer your questions.

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