Obesity is engulfing the nation and becoming the biggest epidemic of the present era with 9.5 % of the adolescent population as overweight and 5 % as obese. Moreover, in a recent survey, it was found that India is already having 7.5 crores obese population with 5 crores of morbidly obese. Seeing the present scenario it is important to check the obesity at the right time as obesity never comes alone. It is mostly associated with a lot of comorbidities that affect the overall functioning of the body.
Now for the first time in India, an overweight person can be treated medically with a non-surgical endoscopic weight loss procedure, Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty. Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty is a new-fangled weight-loss procedure. It reduces the size of a stomach using an endoscopic suturing device without the need for surgery. Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty leads to significant weight…
