McAllen Heart Hospital in McAllen, Texas, and Cornerstone Regional Hospital in Edinburg, Texas, are presenting a recently FDA approved non-surgical weight loss solution, according to The Monitor.
Here are five things to know:
1. The solution, titled ORBERA, will assist adult patients with a BMI of 30 to 40.
2. It is a safe and effective weight loss solution with real world results based on clinical trials conducted by Apollo Endosurgery.
3. In cooperation with Valley Care Clinics Weight Loss Surgery Center, McAllen Heart Hospital and Cornerstone Regional Hospital are two of the first facilities in the country to offer this new tool.
4. The ORBERA balloon is part of the ORBERA Managed Weight Loss System, a comprehensive, non-surgical two-part program where a balloon is used to fill space in a patient's stomach to reinforce proper portion control.
5. Data on ORBERA collected in a U.S. clinical trial has shown that the average person lost 3.1 times the weight as compared with diet and exercise alone within six months.