Gastric Botox is used for 10 to 15 years. This method of treating obesity is applied through endoscopy and aims to temporarily neutralize the nerves and muscles that affect appetite and hunger in the stomach. After this procedure, which lasts an average of 15 to 20 minutes, the appetite in the nerves decreases, and the muscles responsible for the appetite of the stomach and the feeling of hunger are neutralized, slowing down digestion and allowing the patient to recover.
Stomach Botox is very effective in reducing appetite and prolonging satiety, as it is also used in areas where hunger hormones are released in the stomach. The gastric botox procedure provides a loss of 40% of excess weight in 6-8 months, and patients reach their ideal weight.
Stomach Botox can be used by anyone who wants to lose weight. This procedure is not a difficult operation.
However, there are certain criteria for patients who can apply it:
• This method is suitable for those who cannot lose weight properly through diet and exercise.
• The body mass index of patients receiving gastric botox treatment should be below 40. In other words, it applies to people with a body mass index of 27 to 35, overweight by 10-20 kg.
For patients with gastric ulcers and gastritis, gastric botox can be used after appropriate treatment of these diseases. And also, the procedure is not suitable for people with muscle diseases and allergies to Botox.
How is Botox injected into the stomach?
The injection process uses a medical endoscope that is inserted from the mouth into the stomach to reach it, without surgery, incisions or medical incisions, so Stomach Botox is not a surgical procedure.
The medical endoscope allows the doctor to see his way inside the stomach, starting from the mouth and ending at the exact injection site, the needle that performs the injection is attached to the end of the endoscope, and once the doctor reaches his target, he performs the injection process.
The doctor may apply an anesthetic spray to your throat in an attempt to reduce the vomiting reaction that may occur, while the doctor cannot put you under local or general anesthesia because he wants you to swallow, which helps the endoscope enter its place.
There are two types of injections, the first is when the doctor acts on the muscles of the abdominal wall and injects a well-studied volume into them, due to which the movement and contractions of it are reduced by 50%, thereby reducing the digestion of the stomach and the speed of pushing food and the speed of pushing it into the intestines.
Second, the doctor can target the stomach nerve. This nerve connects the central nervous system to the human stomach, which is responsible for transmitting signals to the stomach, forcing its digestive system.
If this nerve is affected, it will reduce the movement of the stomach and send satiety and satiety signals to the brain so that you won’t feel hungry for a while.
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.
There is no absolute guarantee of weight loss in any of the methods for weight loss. Although it is known that this procedure reduces appetite and helps in dieting.
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