dr. john morton and a new alternative to bypass surgery that alters the stomach with balloons. >> this isat is meant to catch obesity. >> the device is made up of two balloons, inserted through the throat using an endoscope and are then inflated. the placement takes just minutes. >> and those 10-15 minutes can change lives, they can lose weight. >> patients were able to lose 60-70 pounds or more. unlike bypass surgery, the system doesn't change the anatomy of the stomach and after six months, doctors remove them from the body. then, believe the nonsurgical approach could fit a wide range of people. >> 18 million people qualify for weight loss surgery. less than 1% are getting therapy. >> she became the first patient on the west coast to be implanted with the balloon. her goal is to get back to 140 pound range and return to sports and activities she loves. >> i'm anxious, my husband and i are going to be empty nesters in six months. i'm just ready for the new me. >>> doctors say patients must have a body mass index in the obese range in order to qualify. >> let's turn to weather and whethe

dr. john morton and a new alternative to bypass surgery that alters the stomach with balloons. >> this is> the device is made up of two balloons, inserted through the throat using an endoscope and are then inflated. the placement takes just minutes. >> and those 10-15 minutes can change lives, they can lose weight. >> patients were able to lose 60-70 pounds or more. unlike bypass surgery, the system doesn't change the anatomy of the stomach and after six months, doctors remove them from the body. then, believe the nonsurgical approach could fit a wide range of people. >> 18 million people qualify for weight loss surgery. less than 1% are getting therapy. >> she became the first patient on the west coast to be implanted with the balloon. her goal is to get back to 140 pound range and return to sports and activities she loves. >> i'm anxious, my husband and i are going to be empty nesters in six months. i'm just ready for the new me. >>> doctors say patients must have a body mass index in the obese range in order to qualify. >> let's turn to weather and whether or not we're going to get a b

dr. john morton and a newly approved technology.ive to gastric boo i pass surgery that alters the stomach not with a scalpel, but with balloons. >> this is hent to catch obesity in its early stages. >> the device is made up of two balloons which are inserted through the throat using an endoscope. once in the stomach the balloons are inflated. the entire placement takes minutes. >> and those 10 to 15 minutes can change people's lives. >> in clinical trials the patients were able to lose 60 to 7 pounds or more. unlike gastric bypass surgery, the system doesn't change the anatomy of the stomach. after six months, the doctors deflate the balloons and simply remove them from the body. they believe the nonsurgical approach could at this time a wide range of weight loss patients facing risks such as diabetes or heart failure. >> 18 million people qualify for weight loss surgery and less than 1% are getting the needed therapy. >> she was the first to be i'm i'm -- implanted with the balloon during a procedure at stanford. her goal is to get