Aspire Assist

[Ric.ror]

It's a new procedure to aid weight loss
I have googled it to find out when the procedure will be available here and where but I am not getting any further
Can anyone help me

Many many thanks in anticipation

[Retrochic]

Ric.ror. Save your money -buy smaller plates and eat one third less than normal - if you have 6 potatoes eat four, three sausages eat two. 3 slices of cake -eat two -you get the drift. Drink 1 pint of water before your meal it will help you fill up. You do not even need to cut down on any type of food you eat, though it would be a good idea to train yourself to take less sugar and fat.

[alavahalf]

I know what you mean HC .. Sweet and sour HongKong style crispy chicken .. looks amazing the first time you see it.

Definitely not the second ..!

[meglet]

Ric.ror it's not the 'person' that becomes immune to anti-biotics, it's the bacteria themselves so limiting your intake of anti-biotics is irrelevant.

I'm overweight but this looks wrong to me. You need to change habit and lifestyle, quick methods tend not to work in the long run.

[murraymints]

I am taking bookings for shed treatment now...willl even give you fluffy bathrobe and cosy sleeping bag !

[slaney]

It's early days for this device Ric.ror.

If you look at the small print at the bottom right it says
"The AspireAssist is not approved for sale in the United States and is limited by United States law to investigational use."
In fact it has not yet got FDA approval; this was only applied for four weeks ago.

http://aspirebariatrics.com/what-to-expect/

The UK MHRA - Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency - has nothing yet on its website that I can see about this device or its safety. I presume this is why it is only available in the private sector.

[1ozzy]

What happens if this system becomes clogged with a lump of food?
Clogged at the intake point, inside your stomach.

Could possibly have nasty ramifications.

[Ric.ror]

Now you've all put doubts in my mind - I think I might go for a 'balloon' in the short term but only the AA becomes approved

[Ric.ror]

http://www.nhs.uk/news/2014/01January/Pages/Gastric-balloon-pill-launched-in-UK.aspx

Oh I've seen this now - this might do the trick for a while

[237SJ]

Ric.ror - if you have the balloon pill, make sure you don`t go up any big hills and if you go on holiday, you`ll have to travel by boat :-)

[Mamyalynne]

I wish you well with whatever avenue you decide on after careful thought - as I said earlier I know people who would try almost anything but caution must be taken.

I always find this topic difficult to comment on as I have no experience of needing to lose weight.

Take care Ric.

[RATTER15]

Here you go, see it in action :-)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfBE_DIR2Jo

[Mamyalynne]

A couple of videos on the link I posted last night and a story from a man who has had results.

[Mosaic]

That video is the stuff of nightmares.
I hadn't realised it was a kind of reverse peg device ie you have a hole drilled in you.
I'm imagining the bacteria-laden cloud floating around the toilet as this thing attached to your innards beckons to the germs.
I'm gonna be.......bleurrrrrggghhhh

[Mamyalynne]

Amazing how many people with delicate stomachs visit Body and Soul posts.

[hc4361]

The more I think about this the more I dislike it. I can't see it ever getting approval in the UK.

[Mamyalynne]

Fair point hc,however it may eventually come down to cost,if it could reduce the huge amount of money spent by the NHS on Bariatric Surgery at the moment.

Time will tell.

[hc4361]

It does nothing to stop over eating. It depends on the person to actually use it regularly to work. High risk of infection. I imagine it is very uncomfortable to use.
It is ugly.

If a person has it removed after losing weight, can it be reintroduced if the weight is put back on?

There are cheap, effective methods that stop a person overeating while ensuring they get all the goodness from the food they do eat.

[Mamyalynne]

I am not promoting it, simply pointing out what may happen.


We all know that weight issues are a great burden for the people concerned and in the end the NHS.