Sheffield hospital plans teenager gastric balloon trial

[Northerner]

Overweight teenagers in South Yorkshire could be fitted with gastric balloons, if a trial is approved.

Sheffield Children's Hospital said it wanted to use the balloons to help 10 morbidly obese 13 to 18 year olds lose weight.

Those weighing between 14 and 20 stone (89kg-127kg) will be considered.

Dr Neil Wright from the hospital said the procedure was "intended as an option for young people where other treatments have not been successful".

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-15478078

 

[FM001]

Nothing wrong with that when all else fails. There was a teenager featured on Inside Out who had this procedure done and it transformed her life, the medics gave her less than 10 years had she not drastically reduced her weight.