49 Help Control Your Hunger – WeightLoss Solutions Australia

Help control your hunger

The Elipse™ is the world’s first swallowable, ‘procedureless’ gastric balloon that requires no surgery, no endoscopy* and no anaesthesia.

For the first time in Australia, people seeking to lose weight have access to the latest advance in medicallyassisted weight-loss that works where diets and other forms of treatment have failed.

Weightloss Solutions Australia is offering the Elipse Balloon method of hunger management. Swallowed in a capsule, the balloon once inflated, creates a feeling of fullness to help control hunger. “It’s very exciting,” says Felicity Cohen, Founder and Director of WLSA.

“The Balloon provides patients with a tool to change their lifestyle and to improve their habits over a four-month period whilst the balloon is in place and followed by on-going lifestyle program for another 8 months to establish new habits for life and keep weight off. It has been approved by the TGA and more than 50,000 people have already benefited around the world, mostly in Europe. “We see it as being very popular because of its success rate and safety; the most significant feature being no anaesthetic and no endoscopy so downtime is very minimal.” The Elipse is the world’s first swallowable, ‘procedureless’ gastric balloon that requires no surgery and no anaesthesia. The Elipse Balloon is safe, non-permanent, recommended by doctors, and can help you lose around 10 to 15 percent of your body weight in just 16 weeks alongside the WLSA fully-supported 12-month lifestyle program. Elipse Balloon is a soft, silicone balloon packaged into a swallowable capsule connected to a thin filling catheter (tube). The WLSA surgeon inflates the balloon with 550ml of fluid while the patient is in the chair, conscious and relaxed, supported by a Registered Nurse. “You then get up and return to work or home,” says Felicity. “It’s as simple as that. There’s no need for anaesthetic It’s great for people who can’t access other forms of treatment because of medical conditions and are keen to lose weight; or for many patients awaiting a knee operation for example by weight loss is essential first.” Designed to help you reduce your food intake by taking up space in your stomach and slowing the rate at which your stomach empties, the Elipse Balloon helps to create an earlier and longerlasting feeling of fullness. The Elipse Balloon works by inducing early satiety (a sense of fullness) in two ways: Delaying gastric emptying – since the emptying time of the stomach is prolonged, you feel fuller for longer and reducing stomach capacity – helping you to reduce your portion sizes. This pause is the ideal time for patients to replace poor habits with new, longterm habits such as healthy eating and exercise. Multiple clinical studies have demonstrated that patients lose on average 10 to 15 percent of their total body weight. After 16 weeks, the Balloon will pass naturally, having given you a kickstart to your weight-loss journey. When combined with intensive weight loss strategies, the Elipse Balloon leads to nearly 2.5 times more weight-loss than when undertaking intensive weight-loss strategies alone, over 16 weeks. “It’s important to highlight that there is no magic pill,” observes Felicity. “No device will succeed if patients do not work with multidisciplinary team towards long-term outcomes. Our bariatric allied health teamwork with patients to ensure they follow the program for optimal results.”

For information 07 5598 0500 or visit wlsa.com.au