The capsule is ingested and then the gastric balloon is filled with water to create a sense of fullness - ALLURION/PA Obese patients have taken a water balloon weight loss pill on the NHS for the ...

A WOMAN who was given stomach-shrinking surgery on the NHS is fuming that health chiefs won’t fund a much needed follow-up operation. Ann Preston, 46, underwent a gastric bypass operation last year ...

Obese people are to be given gastric band surgery on the NHS in a drive to reduce worklessness. The effect of weight-loss surgery in helping people get off benefits will be assessed as part of plans ...