Treatment takes 15 minutes and involves swallowing a capsule with no need for surgery, endoscopy or anaesthesia
A non-surgical gastric balloon which helps weight loss by restricting the size of the stomach has been made available on the NHS for the first time.
The treatment, which was approved by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice) in 2020, takes 15 minutes and involves a capsule being swallowed by the patient which is attached to a thin tube.
