First commercial weight-loss balloon implanted in U.S. by Mayo Clinic

The FDA recently gave the obese a less invasive form for weight loss by approving two weight-loss balloons: ReShape Medical's Integrated Dual Balloon System and Apollo Endosurgery's Orbera Intragastric Balloon. The Mayo Clinic says it was the first in the U.S. to implant a weight-loss balloon following FDA approval. It posted a video of the surgery on its website. Watch