Catherine Kamau had an inflatable silicone balloon inserted into her stomach in a bid to lose weight, she parted with half a million to undergo the procedure.
Kamau underwent a procedure called laparoscopic gastric balloon placement; a non-surgical weight loss procedure that involves the insertion of a specialized balloon inside the stomach through the mouth using an endoscope.
In June this year, she updated her fans after undergoing gastric balloon placement at Nairobi Bariatric, she said the procedure costs between Ksh350,000 to Ksh500,000.
The actress underwent the procedure after she was declared Class 1 obese bordering Class 2.
However, in a new turn of events, Catherine Kamau had the silicone balloon she swallowed removed from her stomach.
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Speaking in a recent interview about why she had the balloon removed, the mother of two noted that the surgery worked so good for her until it got to a point she felt she was shedding off too much weight hence she decided to reverse the procedure.
She further explained that her main reason for undergoing laparoscopic gastric balloon placement procedure was because she wanted to attain a certain figure for a role she had just landed in an acting gig.
However with time, she started losing more than she hoped hence having the ballon removed for good and replaced that with gym workout sessions to help tone and sculpt her body.
“I realised that my body would shrink and I might not look like the same person.
I would not look nice. I talked to them and they told me after a month they would incorporate movement and change my diet so I don’t end up losing so much and look saggy,” Catherine Kamau said.
