Medications, surgical procedures, and then other medical interventions like intragastric balloons, endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty.

Orlistat blocks the absorption of fat in the intestine, causing the individual to absorb reduced fat from food, and in return lose weight.

Phentermine-Topiramate helps reduce appetite and increases the feeling of fullness without impairing your level of alertness but, on the other hand, causes dry mouth, constipation, dizziness, insomnia, and other common symptoms.

Naltrexone-Bupropion controls appetite and reduces cravings, therefore decreasing hunger and controlling cravings, but it can cause nausea, constipation, headache, and dizziness.

Liraglutide controls the appetite and intake of food by reducing appetite and lowering food intake. The side effects include nausea, diarrhoea, constipation, and low blood sugar.

Semaglutide is a GLP-1 receptor agonist that helps regulate appetite and food intake and promotes clinically meaningful weight loss. Common side effects are nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, and constipation.

The gastric bypass reduces the size of the stomach and re-routes the small intestines. This limits digestion and absorption of food, which results in significant and enduring weight loss. Potential hazards include infections, nutrient deficiencies, and surgical complications.

Sleeve Gastrectomy removes most of a person’s stomach, leaving only a narrow tube to reduce food intake, resulting in weight loss. Risks are leakage, nutrient deficiencies, and other surgery-related problems.

The Adjustable Gastric Band – a band is put around the top part of the stomach, to create a small pouch that limits food amounts taken. Risks include band slippage and erosion and many other complications.

BPD/DS—This is a sleeve gastrectomy combined with rerouting of the intestines to decrease further the overall calorie and nutrient absorption, resulting in immense weight loss. This procedure has an increased risk for nutritional deficiencies and surgical complications.

An intragastric balloon is placed in the stomach and is inflated to reduce food intake. The benefits associated with use include that it is nonsurgical and this method is usually not permanent. Some risks are nausea and vomiting, deflation of the balloon.

ESG is an endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty; it is a minimally invasive procedure that stitches are placed in a patient’s stomach to reduce the stomach’s ability to accommodate food. A few pros to this include, it is not as invasive as typical surgery. A few cons are it includes pains and nausea, and there is always risk of complications with the procedure.

For a total weight loss program, you can achieve and maintain a healthy weight to feel your best and move toward better health and life quality. It is therefore necessary that one integrates medical treatment, lifestyle changes, and continuous support.

Discuss with your endocrinologist/Obesity consultant regarding your individual needs on the best weight loss treatment.