{"id":3728,"date":"2018-03-19T16:56:51","date_gmt":"2018-03-19T16:56:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/?p=3728"},"modified":"2018-03-19T17:09:36","modified_gmt":"2018-03-19T17:09:36","slug":"flushing-hospital-and-nyss-offer-patients-a-new-groundbreaking-weight-loss-treatment-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/flushing-hospital-and-nyss-offer-patients-a-new-groundbreaking-weight-loss-treatment-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Flushing Hospital and NYSS Offer Patients a New, Groundbreaking Weight Loss Treatment"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Flushing Hospital Medical\u00a0Center\u00a0in\u00a0conjunction with the New York Surgical Specialists (NYSS) group\u00a0are\u00a0proud\u00a0to announce that they now offer a safe and effective, non-surgical alternative for individuals who struggle with obesity and have unsuccessfully tried to lose weight through conventional diet and exercise.<\/p>\n

Weight loss specialists, Sanjeev Rajpal MD, Darshak Shah MD and Noman Khan MD are all excited that Flushing is one of the only hospitals in the area to offer our patients the revolutionary, Obalon weight loss system. Obalon is the first and only non-surgical, and completely non-invasive weight loss treatment option approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).<\/p>\n

Patients who participate in the Obalon treatment swallow a small, coated capsule connected to a thin tube. Once the capsule is digested, it naturally dissolves and a small, lightweight gastric balloon unfolds. This balloon is then filled with medical gases via the tube before it is removed. This process is repeated two more times over a six month period. Each procedure only takes 10 minutes, requires no sedation and can be performed in the doctor\u2019s office.<\/p>\n

Once expanded, each to the size of a small orange, the three balloons work to facilitate weight loss by taking up space within the stomach, enabling patients to become fuller while eating less.<\/p>\n

After six months the balloons are removed endoscopically while the patient is under light, conscious sedation.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Throughout the entire three-stage,\u00a0six-month\u00a0process, patients will receive\u00a0nutritional\u00a0and exercise support from Flushing Hospital\u2019s weight loss team.<\/p>\n

The Obalon Weight Loss System offers many benefits to those patients, who do not qualify\u00a0for or are seeking an alternative to bariatric surgery, including:<\/p>\n

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