Nearly
one in two French people (
47.3% of adults)
are affected by obesity and overweight
1. In Europe, 59% of adults and nearly 1 in 3 children (29% of boys and 27% of girls) are overweight or obese2.
The prevalence of adult obesity in Europe is higher than in all other WHO regions except America.
Obesity is linked to many comorbidities
and a high mortality rate.
It also increases the risk of various diseases, including cardiovascular disease (the leading cause of death worldwide), diabetes, as well as many types of cancer.
Among the existing solutions,
the Allurion Program
, now offered by more than 60 clinics in France, is an innovative treatment, based on the placement in the stomach of the
first and only gastric balloon requiring neither surgery nor endoscopy, nor anesthesia
.
The Allurion Balloon takes up space in your stomach, fills you up faster and reduces your appetite, allowing you to eat smaller portions.
It helps you lose weight without the hunger and cravings that usually accompany diets.
It's also a discreet way to lose weight: no one knows the ball is there unless you say so, meaning your weight loss journey can proceed without impacting your social and professional life .
Allurion Balloon Allurion
The Allurion Balloon is installed during a short 15-minute visit to the doctor's office, allowing you to quickly return to your work and family life.
After about four months, it automatically deflates and is eliminated naturally from the body.
The results are visible from the first month, during which you can lose 7% of your body weight on average.
In total, it is possible to lose an average of 10 to 15 percent of your body weight over a period of approximately four months.
The gastric balloon is part of a complete program
for rapid and long-term weight loss: the Allurion Program.
Based on clinical studies,
it combines a medical, nutritional and digital approach
to help patients get started and adopt healthy habits to maintain their weight loss.
Throughout the four months that the balloon resides in the stomach, it helps patients change their lifestyle and develop new, healthier habits, with increased satiety and decreased hunger - painlessly nor embarrassment.
The patient embarks on a wellness journey using Allurion's proprietary behavior change program, which helps ensure weight loss, even when the ball is gone.
This well-being journey includes
personalized support from a multidisciplinary medical team
(doctor, nutritionist sometimes accompanied by a psychologist and sports coach, etc.) for care and monitoring, and the use of an innovative suite of tools connected and software powered by Artificial Intelligence.
1 Inserm, February 2023
2 WHO, May 2022