Allurion - At a Glance

A soft balloon is placed in your stomach during a 20-minute visit. It is the first swallowable gastric balloon that requires no surgery, endoscopy, or anaesthesia. The balloon takes up space in your stomach and creates a feeling of fullness. This takes away hunger and means you eat less food at mealtimes, snack less and make healthier choices with your food.

• With the sense of fullness created by the Allurion Balloon in your stomach, you can eat less without feeling hungry.
• Clinical studies have demonstrated that gastric balloons provide significantly more weight loss than diet and exercise alone.
• The Allurion Balloon “pill” is swallowed during a brief 20-minute appointment and placed in the stomach. Approximately four months later, it self-empties and passes naturally.
• Following placement, most people quickly return to everyday activities. The balloon is not visible to anyone and you can carry on with normal life for the duration of the programme.
• This programme includes all the benefits of a gastric balloon without the huge downtime, invasive surgery, endoscopy or anaesthesia.

• With the Allurion programme, you are never alone. Our dedicated MediZen Allurion team will support you right from the very beginning, throughout the program and post balloon. They are available to speak to regarding any queries you have at any stage of your journey.
• Our doctor and nurse will be available to contact throughout the programme so you can be assured any medical questions or concerns will be answered promptly.
• We encourage patients from the same placement day to support each other via a Whatsapp group as it is helpful to speak to others going through the same process at the same time.
• At the beginning of the programme you will get a smart scale, smart watch and mobile app which will connect you with our team and enable you, and MediZen to track your progress.
• Your dietician will support you throughout, giving you nutritious meal plans, 1:1 advice and guiding you through the process.

• Not only do you have the balloon to support your weight loss journey but this programme enables you to change your lifestyle for the better.
• We truly do focus on helping you make the best choices to improve your lifestyle and overall health. The balloon is a tool to help assist you in your initial weight loss but the lifestyle changes you make will last long after the programme ends.
• You will benefit from 6 months of support from our dedicated MediZen team as well as a dietician to help you make long-lasting changes for long-lasting results.

With the Allurion Programme, you are never alone. Our dedicated MediZen Allurion team will support you right from the very beginning, throughout the programme and post balloon. They are available to speak to regarding any queries you have at any stage of your journey. Our doctor and nurse will be available to contact throughout the programme so you can be assured any medical questions or concerns will be answered promptly. We encourage patients from the same placement day to support each other via a Whatsapp group as it is helpful to speak to others going through the same process at the same time.

The Allurion programme includes 6 months of dietary coaching from our dietician Kirsty. It is a fully supported and bespoke programme to help you lose weight – and keep it off. You will work with Kirsty to develop a tailored lifestyle plan during and after your 16-week balloon placement. This programme is not about extreme restrictions and dieting, your dietary plan will be developed with Kirsty to include the types of food you enjoy eating as well as ensuring you are eating a nutritionally well-balanced diet. There are no foods completely off limits, the key is moderation. Your plan will be focused around eating the right foods, at the right times, in the right portion sizes.

We understand that in order to make this journey as easy as possible for you, we need to provide you with the right resources to track your progress and success. On your placement day you will be given a connected smart scale, smart watch and phone app to help track your progress. Your smart watch will help you record exercise and movement and your smart scales will link directly with the Allurion app, so you can easily track your weight loss and progress. The app allows you to view all your data, as well as being able to share your success with our team! Tracking your progress and seeing real results could not be easier. Watch as the kilos come off – and be motivated to keep them off.

The Allurion Balloon is a soft balloon placed in your stomach. It is the first gastric balloon that requires no surgery, endoscopy, or anaesthesia for placement or removal. The balloon is placed during a brief 20-minute outpatient visit. After approximately 16 weeks, the balloon empties and passes naturally.

The balloon takes up space in your stomach and induces weight loss by increasing the feeling of fullness. This means that you are more likely to reduce the amount of food you eat throughout the day. The program is designed to help you make lifestyle changes throughout your journey so that once the balloon has passed, your habits have changed and you can maintain a new, healthier lifestyle.

After approximately 16 weeks of the Allurion Programme, multiple clinical studies have demonstrated that patients lose on average 10 to 15kgs (1.57 to 2.36 stone) over the 16 weeks the balloon is in place.

Some people experience nausea, abdominal cramping, and occasional vomiting after balloon placement. In most cases, these symptoms are well-controlled with the commonly used medications prescribed. These side-effects generally only last for the first few days.

Following healthcare professional approval, most people return to normal activity within a few days, however some people may experience side effects for longer. It may be a good idea to book a few days off work after your balloon placement, just in case, or have the balloon placed on a Friday so you have the weekend off.

After the Allurion Balloon passes, the Allurion Programme and the related support from your healthcare team continues for one month. At the end of the Allurion Programme, you should continue your healthy lifestyle habits. One clinical study with 95 patients showed that 72% of average weight loss with Allurion can be sustained at 12-month follow up.

Our team is here to support you from your initial research right through to the end of the program and beyond. Our dedicated Allurion team will assist you with any questions or concerns prior to making a decision and before placement. One of our nurses will be in regular contact from the day of placement up until the balloon passes. Each person having the balloon at the same placement day will be put into a WhatsApp group to help support and guide each other through the process. Once patients have settled into the programme we invite them to join a Facebook group which includes anyone who has previously had the balloon with MediZen. This group allows people to offer advice and seek support during, and after the balloon.

A recent clinical study has shown that when coupled with a 16-week intensive lifestyle modification (nutrition and exercise programme), Allurion leads to significant weight loss when compared with lifestyle modification alone. The percentage of patients achieving 10% of Total Body Weight Loss at 16 weeks was 72% with Allurion vs 8% with diet and exercise alone.