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1Department of Internal Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Mail Stop B158 Academic Office 1, 12631 East 17th Avenue, Aurora, CO 80045, USA.
Abstract:
Aspiration therapy is a weight loss therapy in the United States for patients with a body mass index between 35 kg/m2 and 55 kg/m2. Aspiration therapy allows patients to remove up to one-third of calories consumed at a meal and causes patients to eat fewer calories than prior to starting treatment. Studies demonstrate 14.2% to 21.5% total body weight loss in participants who complete 1 year of treatment and maintenance of weight loss in patients treated for 2 years. Aspiration therapy is a safe and effective new treatment of obesity.
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