Gastric Botox

Applying Botulinum toxin (botox) to the stomach is a relatively new method of weight loss based on endoscopically injecting Botulinum toxin into certain areas of the stomach. In this method, gastric emptying time is delayed by limiting of stomach muscles contraction, , and the patient experiences loss of appetite; Thus, weight loss is achieved.Stomach botox can actually be applied to anyone who wants to lose weight. This procedure is not an obesity surgery. However, there are certain criterias for patients who can be applied.It is a suitable method for those who cannot lose weight properly with diet and sports.

Gastric botox is not recommended in patients with a body mass index above 40 and who can achieve success with obesity surgery.

Body mass index of the patients to whom stomach botox will be applied should be below 40. In other words, it is applied in individuals who cannot lose weight with diet and exercise, whose body mass index is between 27-35, and who has an excess of 10-20 kilos. At this point, patients who are overweight but not obese enough to be operated and want to lose weight make up the ideal patient group.

In patients with ulcers or gastritis in their stomach, first of all, appropriate treatment of these diseases can be performed and then stomach botox can be applied

Are there any side effects of stomach botox?

Botox has been used in medicine for years and There is no harm known if it is applied in the right dosage by a specialist. Since stomach botox application is a standard endoscopic procedure, there is no an important stomach botox damage reported in the literature. The procedure is not suitable for those who have muscle disease and are allergic to botox.

Does stomach botox enable weight loss?

No method, including stomach botox, is guaranteed to enable of weight lost. It is not right to name stomach botox as a miraculous treatment. Although stomach botox is known to reduce appetite and help diet, there is also the possibility of failure in patients who fed with high carbohydrates after botox procedure.

Stomach botox is not an obesity surgery.
It is a procedure that is done by entering the mouth completely endoscopically.
There is no incision.
The process takes an average of 20 minutes.
Patients are put into sleep with an anesthesiologist during the procedure.
Hospitalization is not required.
Generally, 1-2 hours of observation is sufficient after the procedure.
Decrease in appetite and control in appetite are provided within approximately 3 days after stomach botox procedure.

Does gastric botox cause permanent damage to the stomach?

It is known that the full effect of the drug used in stomach botox is completely erased from the body within 4-6 months. Therefore, there is no possibility of permanent damage.

When does the effect of stomach botox begin?

The feeling of hunger decreases within 2-3 days after applying stomach botox. Loss of weight begins to appear after 2 weeks. The targeted 10-20 kgs are lost.
Stomach botox is applied only to the smooth muscles of the stomach, it has no effect on nerve cells and the movement of the intestines. Therefore, it does not increase the bowel laziness. In the diet that will be prepared specially for you after stomach botox (state this to your dietician), an improvement in bowel laziness can be seen by adding the foods for the operation of the intestines to the diet.