The Allurion Program Demonstrates Significant Weight Loss in Findings Unveiled During the 25th World IFSO Congress
The findings highlight the efficacy and safety of the Allurion Balloon, the world’s 1st and only procedureless* gastric balloon
August 29, 2022
NATICK, Mass. - Allurion, a company dedicated to ending obesity, today announced results from eight key abstracts, unveiled during the 25th World Congress of the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders (IFSO).
The abstracts examine results from the Allurion Program—featuring the Allurion Balloon (also known as the Elipse Balloon), the world’s first and only procedureless* medical device for weight loss—and show significant reductions in weight and visceral fat mass in patients who have used the balloon for weight loss.
These studies demonstrate that the Allurion Program may allow patients to maintain up to 95% of their weight loss one year after Balloon passage. In addition, the Allurion Program may have a direct impact on patients living with prediabetes and diabetes, allowing patients in both groups, on average, to lower hemoglobin A1c values to the normal range.
The Allurion Balloon received its European Union CE mark in 2015 and is currently available at more than 600 weight loss centers in countries across Europe, the Middle East, South America, India and Australia.
“Collectively, these studies highlight the safety, effectiveness, and versatility of the Allurion Program,”
Says Dr. Roberta Ienca of Clinica Nuova Villa Claudia in Rome, Italy, lead author of two abstracts presented at IFSO. “As obesity rates continue to rise around the world, a balloon that does not require surgery, endoscopy, or anesthesia has the potential to be a first-line weight loss option and help decrease concomitant conditions, such as diabetes, which can often accompany obesity.”
“The Allurion Balloon provides my patients with a primary weight loss tool and an alternative to weight loss surgery,” adds Dr. Roberta Ienca. “These results emphasize how the Allurion Program can deliver both short and long-term results that meet their expectations.”
The abstracts include:
- Elipse Gastric Balloon System for Weight Loss: Short and Long-Term Multicenter Results in 509 Patients after Balloon Treatment, and 1 Year after Balloon Passage. Author: Roberta Ienca
- Allurion Gastric Balloon Program is an Emerging Novel Treatment for Type 2 Diabetes and Prediabetes. Author: Roberta Ienca
- Analysis of Weight and Body Composition Variations 6 months After the Digestible Intragastric Balloon (IGB) Elipse™ in 105 Patients. An Ecuadorian Experience. Author: Napoleon Salgado Macias
- Outcomes of a Swallowable Intragastric Balloon (Elipse™) on 96 Overweight and Obese Patients. Author: Mahmoud Abdelaal
- Swallowable intragastric Balloon for the Treatment of Obesity – A Brazilian Case Series. Author: Eduardo Grecco
- Swallowable Intragastric Balloon Placement and Follow-Up Using Ultrasonographic Imaging - Case Report. Author: Thiago Ferreira de Souza
- Is The Procedureless Gastric Balloon Effective? A Study Examining The Effect Of The Swallowable Intragastric Balloon By Allurion On Body Composition At 4, 6 And 12 Months Of Follow-up After Ingestion. An Ecuadorian Experience. Authors: N. Salgado, K. Duque, K. Vega, A. Navarrete.
- Elipse Balloon Experience With A Multidisciplinary Team In A Pandemic. Authors: N. Van Niekerk, J. Barros, D. Cifuentes, S. Jimenez
The complete IFSO program can be found here
“All of the worldwide data reported in the abstracts demonstrates the potential that the Allurion Program has in providing consumers with long-term and sustainable results,” says Dr. Shantanu Gaur, founder and CEO of Allurion. “Additionally, this data indicates that consumers can achieve life-changing results without needing to undergo surgery, endoscopy or anesthesia.”
“The clinical data unveiled by Allurion during IFSO 2022 is reflective of the increasing demand for our product around the world,” says Benoit Chardon, Executive Vice President Commercial for Allurion. “We have nearly doubled the number of patients treated in the past year and have created a reputation for clinical results that providers and patients can trust.”
About Allurion
Allurion is dedicated to ending obesity. The Allurion Program is a 360-degree weight loss experience featuring the Allurion Gastric Balloon, the world’s first and only swallowable, procedureless* gastric balloon for weight loss, the Allurion Virtual Care Suite including the Allurion Mobile App for consumers, Allurion Insights for clinicians featuring the Iris AI Platform, and the Allurion Connected Scale and Health Tracker devices. The Allurion VCS is now available to providers separately from the Allurion Program to help customize, monitor and manage weight loss therapy for patients regardless of their treatment plan: gastric balloon, surgical, medical or nutritional.
Learn more about Allurion and about the Allurion Virtual Care Suite.
Allurion is a trademark of Allurion Technologies, Inc. in the United States and countries around the world.
*In rare cases, The Allurion Balloon require endoscopic or surgical intervention for removal.