AllurionReviews of allurion.com

Unfortunately this has to be the worst piece of technology I've ever used. the watch loses connection, the App has so many bugs and errors, it's deletes data and doesn't update and the support team keep giving instructions to delete, reinstall etc etc, that works for a short period and then errors start again. The Balloon itself is horrible. I literally regret my decision and the cost is not worth it, very disapointed so far.

I was one of the few that have had intermittent nausea and had to have the balloon removed early. I was so sick the whole time I lost the required weight in 6 weeks.

I am a nurse and I need to speak out about this, I’ve had patients present to the clinic I work at who have undertaken this procedure in aus in a major city and then work in rural areas and towns and have so many problems, the doctors up here struggle to even know how to manage these patients issues post procedure and all disagree with it or have never heard of it. the 2 patients I’ve personally had have both had multiple admissions to hospital requiring IV hydration and both didn’t have adequate follow up care or even preparation before the treatment. One even said the insertion was so traumatic she avoids thinking about it because she gets flashbacks and has trouble mentally bringing back the memories, watch the videos online of insertion- none of them show the whole procedure from what I’ve managed to find. When going back to their original dr they are told “everyone is different”, In both cases the weight loss hasn’t even been significant and leads me to believe the positive reviews are fake on here? All written relatively well with similar comments..! I cannot wait until this treatment is banned in Australia because it’s absolutely going to happen! Do NOT waste your money! It has caused both my patients to have significant time off work and mental stress. Once it is in there it’s not easy to fix! Also due to the cost of this procedure (approx 6k aud) your much better to have a gastric sleeve in my opinion I have seen that have a much better impact on patients quality of life.

4 months of heartburn and stomach ulcer creating issues and no weight loss . DO NOT DO THIS ! Total waste of time and money . You will need to be more disciplined that without it.

It is crucial for individuals to exercise caution before opting for the Allurion procedure. The lack of adequate warning before undergoing the procedure can be concerning. In my experience, I underwent the procedure at 1pm on a Tuesday and by 10pm the same day, I experienced excruciating pain and vomited blood. My condition deteriorated to the point where it became life-threatening, and I had to be rushed to the emergency room. Ultimately, the balloon had to be taken out. Scans showed that the balloon had ripped the lining of my stomach, leading to the bleeding. Considering the size of my stomach, I was not an appropriate candidate for the procedure, and the balloon was too big.

Worse decision of my life, I was in terrible pain AFTER 3-4 DAYS. the doctor at beardswood (BLACKBURN) hospital wouldn't respond to to my calls/email so I had to threaten with the GMC to get a response. Please guys take my advise the pain once this was inserted was unbearable I requested to have the balloon removed and was told this would be around £3,000 which I couldn't afford so I had to just deal with it. whilst I had the balloon the only way to relieve the pain was to fill my stomach up with food or milk. this resulted me in putting weight on! I cannot express enough how horrible this experience was and not having support made it much worse. Also I tried to put complaint in and there was no where for me to do this along with getting support for after care. Hope this helps guys Justin Duxbury

I was reminded by an ad about this company. Their product (gastric balloon) may be ok but their after treatment service certainly is not! I had one about 4 years ago and I thought I was dying! I strongly think they should keep the patient overnight to make sure all is ok! When I discussed with the “nurse” how to remove the balloon as I was feeling so bad, she told me to go to my local hospital and to explain the situation. Things settled so it was not necessary. Nutritional advice was non existent, got a handfilled diet. Never lost any weight. They need to work on their support before and after getting the balloon.