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At Least 5 Deaths Blamed On Weight Loss Balloon Treatment

  • August 14, 2017

Surgery may seem like a straight-forward weight loss shortcut, but it frequently serves as a fast track to serious health problems. CNN reports that since 2016 five people using an intragasteric balloon for weight loss have died. The Reshape Integrated Dual Balloon system was responsible for one of the deaths and the other four have been attributed to the Orbera Intragastric Balloon System. There are at least two additional deaths also under investigation. The balloon systems responsible for...