The button is attached to the tube, just outside the skin on your belly. It is discreet under clothing, so no one needs to know how you’re losing weight.

Most people are not hungry after using the device, because it only removes 30% of the meal. You’ll also wait 20 minutes after eating, so the fullness signals from your stomach have already started to reach your brain.

Initially, successful patients use it 2-3 times per day, after each major meal. Over time, you may be able to use it less often as you make healthy changes to your lifestyle.

About 20 to 30 minutes after each meal, in the privacy of a restroom, you attach the device (about the size of a smartphone) to the button. The device can remove about 30% of your meal, directly into the toilet. It takes about 5-10 minutes.

The tube is placed into your stomach during a 15-minute non-surgical procedure, usually with twilight sedation instead of general anesthesia. Most patients go home within 1 to 2 hours. You’ll need to take it easy for a few days afterwards.

The AspireAssist works by allowing you to remove about 30% of the food you eat from your stomach through a tube, before your body has a change to absorb it. Because your body still keeps 70%, you’ll lose weight in a gradual, healthy way without nutritional deficiencies.