Botox Injection for Weight Loss by Dr. Nader Saab

Botox Injection for Weight Loss using the endoscope

In 2014, Dr. Nader Saab introduced in addition to his multiple weight loss solutions at his hospital in Lebanon, a new endoscopic procedure that helps obese patients seeking weight loss to temporarily relax the muscles of the stomach so it reduces its contractions. The Botox Injection for weight loss, the Gastric Botox , is simply injecting Botox into the stomach wall. The procedure works as a trick to the stomach making patients feel fuller more quickly and for a longer period of time than usual, which reduces the amount of what they usually eat.

How The Botox Injection for weight loss works?

Overweight people have been found to have problems overeating due to a satiation that tricks the brain. This means the appetite-stimulating hormone is triggering the brain to eat more due to bad communication with the brain.Therefore individuals eat more. Moreover obesity with rapid gastric emptying of food causes flows of blood sugar and fat accumulation which makes one gain weight fast.

During this procedure, Dr. Nader Saab guides an endoscope through the patient’s mouth and down into the stomach to inject Botox. The procedure takes approximately 10 minutes and will take about 7 to 10 days before once can see results. The Botox Injection for weight loss is best for individuals who wish to lose between 10 and 30 pounds.

Dr. Nader Saab injects Botox into the deep muscular layers of the stomach to weaken its contractions, reducing the speed of food going down the stomach by 50%. so one feels full much earlier after a meal which means an individual will be eating less and feeling satisfied after a very small meal.

The Botox Injection for weight loss is an incredibly very safe procedure with no pain and no side effects. Contact Dr. Nader Saab at his Hospital in Lebanon to find out more about the Botox Injection procedure.