Applying Botulinum toxin (botox) to the stomach is a relatively new method of weight loss based on endoscopically injecting Botulinum toxin into certain areas of the stomach. In this method, gastric emptying time is delayed by limiting of stomach muscles contraction, , and the patient experiences loss of appetite; Thus, weight loss is achieved.Stomach botox can actually be applied to anyone who wants to lose weight. This procedure is not an obesity surgery. Stomach botox is not an obesity surgery. There is no incision.However, there are certain criteria for patients who can be applied. .It is a suitable method for those who cannot lose weight properly with diet and sports. Gastric botox is not recommended in patients with a body mass index above 40 and who can achieve success with obesity surgery. Body mass index of the patients to whom stomach botox will be applied should be below 40. In other words, it is applied in individuals who cannot lose weight with diet and exercise, whose body mass index is between 27-35, and who has an excess of 10-20 kilos. At this point, patients who are overweight but not obese enough to be operated and want to lose weight make up the ideal patient group.
You may be a candidate for liposuction if you have too much body fat in specific spots but otherwise have a stable body weight.