sanitas incorporates the intragastric ball, medical treatment and psychological integral
-Medical, nutritional, and psychological assistance key in the success of the intervention.
– whether or not clients of the company, patients have access to a programme multidisciplinary.
-treatment is recommended for people with problems of overweight or obesity needing to lose 12 to 40 kilos with supervised diet and food re-education plan
Spain, March 2012.- overweight and obesity have become a public health problem of the first order for the Spanish health system. These people, as well as see diminished quality of life, have an increased risk for other diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, arthritis or apnea sleep, among others.
A diet to reduce your calorie intake and exercise are the most common remedies for weight loss but, on many occasions, these measures alone are not sufficient or their results can be kept permanently. When the exercise and healthy diet fail, recommended by specialists as Alma Fernández, Medical Director of Sanitas new services, resort to other medical treatments such as the intragastric ball, which under the supervision of a specialist and the constancy of the patient, positive and lasting results achieved ”.
Multidisciplinary medical program
Treatment of intragastric balloon is an effective method to combat overweight and obesity without surgery or hospitalization. reduce the feeling of hunger that the objective of this technique that creates one of early satiety because the ball takes a large part of the stomach. This helps the patient to lose 12 to 40 kilos, with nutritional and psychological assistance that accompanies treatment, advises the patient to acquire healthy eating habits and make changes to your diet that provide the basis for success for a long time.
You sanitas new services has included this treatment between its offer and has been designing a multidisciplinary medical program in which the patient is controlled at all times by a specialist in digestive, a nutritionist and a psychologist.
For the Medical Director of Sanitas new services, Alma Fernandez, these specialists to work together is vital to make the treatment a success. It is essential that the patient follow a diet and modify habits wrong, and for its follow-up and assistance, necessary reinforcement of nutritionists and psychologists. ”
failure in the monitoring of daily subsistence allowance is usually the reason why patients turn to the treatment of the Intragástrico ball. It is then, after the placement of the ball, when psychologist and nutritionist are involved in the treatment to design a suitable and customized diet and help the patient to follow the diet and change their attitude, habits and priorities towards the food.
Sanitas new services
This treatment is within the portfolio of complementary health services of Sanitas new services. You sanitas offers the intragastric balloon both customers and non-customers of Sanitas, with a first free consultation, financing without interest during the first year and a team of doctors of attested experience in their specialty. In addition, customers of the company eligible for an additional discount on private service.
You sanitas new services also offers the following benefits: laser eye surgery, laser prostate, assisted reproduction, conservation of stem cells of blood from the Umbilical cord, among others.
On Sanitas
The Sanitas group, specializing in health and health care partner, includes the companies: Sanitas insurance, Sanitas hospitals, Sanitas Residencial and Sanitas new business. You sanitas insurance is the leading company on clients private insurance for medical care and health in Spain, with 1.98 million members. In 2010, its turnover was EUR 1.449,5 million.
You sanitas hospital manages four hospitals and 17 clinics multiespecialidad.
You sanitas residential is one of the main companies of care for the elderly of Spain, he has 41 residences throughout the country and has more than 5,000 residential spaces. You sanitas offers all kinds of insurance tailored to the needs of its clients, from health insurance for self-employed to health insurance for SMEs.
You sanitas new business includes dental business through a range of 71 centres Dental Milenium in all Spain, and a wide range of complementary health services in their own centres and welfare centres.
