Gastric Balloon (Medsil/Stella) All-Inclusive Package in Turkey

Your package at a glance

What’s included — and what’s not

This overview describes the services listed for endoscopic placement of a Medsil or Stella gastric balloon in Istanbul. The healthcare provider confirms the final scope and arrangements in writing.

Included

Endoscopic placement of a Medsil or Stella gastric balloon

Hotel accommodation

Accommodation in a private single room; the written offer confirms the dates and number of nights. Accommodation is provided in a 4-star or 5-star hotel.

Pre-operative assessment

The consultation, examinations and tests named in the provider’s written plan.

Observation after endoscopy

Sedation and same-day observation; a hospital stay only if the treating team advises one. The written plan should state the device dwell and removal date.

Medical Concierge assistance

A dedicated English-speaking Medical Concierge from the healthcare provider throughout your stay in Istanbul.

Necessary prescribed medication

Necessary prescribed medication after the procedure, as specified in the healthcare provider’s written plan.

VIP transfers

1. 
   Airport to hotel Airport to hotel.
2. 
   Hotel ↔ hospital for treatment Hotel ↔ hospital for treatment.
3. 
   Hotel ↔ hospital for scheduled checks Hotel ↔ hospital for scheduled checks.
4. 
   Hotel to airport Hotel to airport.

The healthcare provider confirms final inclusions and clinical arrangements in writing. Just Clinic Istanbul is an independent marketing and lead-generation platform; clinical services are provided by the healthcare provider.

What a Medsil/Stella gastric balloon package is

This stay places a saline-filled balloon — Medsil or Stella as named on the paper — into the stomach through an endoscope, so you feel full on less food while it is there. It is not a sleeve with a staple line, not a bypass, not endoscopic stitching (ESG), and not a swallowable Allurion capsule that skips endoscopy. The balloon occupies space; it does not cut the stomach. How long it stays, and when it is taken out through a second endoscopy, belong on the written plan. Weight change still depends on what you drink and chew while it is in; a target kilogram is not sold at a fixed fee.

The written plan should identify whether the balloon is Medsil or Stella, who performs endoscopic placement, the sedation plan, how long the device is intended to remain, and the later removal plan.

Who this package is for

Teams usually consider adults whose BMI sits in a range where a temporary balloon is still honest — often when diet has not been enough and surgery is not the first step, or not yet wanted — who can accept nausea for the first days and a liquid-then-texture diet, and who will come back for removal when the paper says so. A large hiatus hernia, an active ulcer, previous stomach surgery or a need for a staple line often points to sleeve, bypass or ESG instead. If you want a balloon you swallow without an endoscope, the Allurion quote is the conversation.

The date is often postponed if an untreated stomach finding makes endoscopy less safe, if a clotting or heart issue has not been cleared, or if pregnancy is possible. Send height, weight, medicines and any recent endoscopy if you have one. Suitability is confirmed in Istanbul before anyone inflates a balloon. A sleeve “while we are there”, a bypass conversion, or a hair transplant in the same week is not assumed.

What the all-inclusive stay covers

The written plan should identify the named Medsil or Stella device, pre-operative examination and tests, endoscopic placement, sedation, observation and the removal plan. The team should confirm the device-specific dwell limit.

What sits outside the quote

A later removal endoscopy, extra months beyond the planned device dwell, a second balloon, additional tests or private medication require separate confirmation unless written into the plan. Placement should stop if the stomach cannot safely accommodate the planned fill.

Theatre, anaesthetic and nights in Istanbul

The plan allows two to three days in Istanbul for assessment, endoscopy and time for early nausea to settle. The device’s planned dwell and later removal are separate from this visit; follow the provider’s observation and discharge advice.

Placement is through the mouth with an endoscope. Teams usually use sedation; a general anaesthetic is not assumed. It is a clinic or endoscopy-suite sitting, not a ward operation. Discharge is signed when you can keep sips down — it is not an advertising clock. Removal, months later, is a second sitting unless the contract already names it.

After the balloon is in

The first forty-eight to seventy-two hours are often nausea, cramp and a full feeling. Liquids first, then texture as written. Walk as you were shown. Desk work is often possible after a day or two if you are keeping fluids down. Fizzy drinks and large meals wait. The balloon is a tool for months, not a kilogram guarantee; when it comes out, habits have to hold or the weight can return. Vitamins or a dietitian plan sit on the paper if named.

Red flags after you leave — vomiting you cannot stop, severe pain, a temperature that persists, black stool, or breathlessness — mean a local clinician or A&E first, then your coordinator. Take the note of the device and the planned removal date with you.

Questions from you

These notes answer questions people raise before they accept a written treatment plan. They describe what that plan should make clear. They are not a promise that any partner hospital uses a particular technique, device or payment arrangement. With your consent, an enquiry may be shared with an authorised healthcare partner.

Why am I a candidate for this weight-loss procedure, and how do other illnesses change the choice?

Diabetes, sleep apnoea, blood pressure, medicines, earlier treatment and whether long-term follow-up is realistic have to be written for the person. A sleeve, a bypass, a balloon and endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty are not the same assessment. ASMBS describes ESG as an endoscopic option for selected adults who have not lost enough weight with lifestyle measures and medication, who are not ready for surgery, or whose surgical risk is higher. In most of that data the primary range is a BMI of 30–40, and a case outside it needs a separate written reason. ESG does not produce the same weight or metabolic effect as a sleeve or a bypass. A balloon does not take the place of that surgical assessment. Source: ASMBS ESG FAQ.

How do reflux or a hiatal hernia change the choice of sleeve, bypass, ESG or balloon?

Marked reflux or a hiatal hernia does not pass through the same door for a sleeve as it does for a volume-restricting balloon or ESG. A sleeve can increase reflux. In severe reflux, a bypass is discussed separately. Reflux symptoms, and endoscopy if it is needed, should be written before a balloon or ESG is chosen. This is not a promise that every case of reflux will settle with a bypass.

If an urgent problem or a nutritional deficiency appears after I go home, who follows it and how are the costs split?

The NHS asks for lifelong blood tests to look for vitamin deficiency, and for 999 or 111 when emergency symptoms appear. Blood tests, a dietitian visit, another endoscopy and a hospital stay should not be assumed to sit inside the original package after treatment abroad. Travel insurance usually does not cover surgical complications. Sources: NHS recovery after weight-loss surgery, NHS advice on cosmetic surgery abroad.

Can weight come back after a gastric balloon is removed?

Yes, weight regain can happen after a temporary balloon programme, although it is not inevitable and the amount varies. The balloon occupies space only while it is in place, so ask before treatment what nutrition and weight-maintenance support will continue after it is removed or passes. Further medication or procedures are individual decisions, not an automatic next step. The FDA explains that gastric balloons occupy space in the stomach and that some people cannot maintain weight loss even after device treatment. Confirm the specific balloon and aftercare plan with the provider. See the FDA overview of weight-loss and weight-management devices.