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Medical Weight Loss

Our medical weight loss program offers personalized plans supervised by healthcare professionals, integrating nutrition guidance, exercise routines, and behavioral counseling to support sustainable weight management.

About Medical Weight Loss Program

Medical weight loss programs offered through Aesthetics Plus MD provide a personalized and comprehensive approach to achieving healthy weight management goals. This program is part of our membership-based healthcare model, combining evidence-based medical expertise with individualized care and support. Our doctors specialize in weight loss and offer tailored nutrition plans, exercise guidance, behavioral counseling, and medical supervision to address the unique needs and challenges of each patient. By prioritizing longer appointment times and direct access to healthcare professionals, our program aims to empower patients with the tools and guidance necessary for sustainable weight loss and overall wellness.

How it Works

Our medical weight loss program through our concierge medical services operates with a focus on personalized care and comprehensive support tailored to each individual’s needs. Here’s how it typically works:

  1. Initial Assessment: The program begins with a thorough assessment by our medical doctor, including a review of medical history, current health status, lifestyle habits, and weight-related goals.

  2. Customized Plan: Based on the assessment, a personalized weight loss plan is developed. This plan often includes a tailored nutrition regimen, exercise recommendations, behavioral counseling, and sometimes, medication management under medical supervision, if appropriate.

  3. Regular Monitoring: Patients receive regular follow-up appointments with the doctor to monitor progress, adjust the plan as needed, and provide ongoing support and encouragement. These appointments may be more frequent initially and spaced out as progress is made.

  4. Educational Support: Education plays a crucial role, with the doctor offering guidance on healthy eating habits, portion control, meal planning, and strategies for overcoming barriers to weight loss.

  5. Behavioral Counseling: Behavioral changes are addressed through counseling sessions focused on mindset, stress management, sleep quality, and other factors influencing weight management.

  6. Access and Availability: Our practice provides enhanced access to the doctor via phone, email, or secure messaging platforms, allowing patients to reach out with questions, concerns, or for additional support between appointments.

  7. Holistic Approach: The program takes a holistic approach to weight loss, considering not only physical factors but also emotional and lifestyle factors that impact long-term success.

  8. Integration of Services: Additional services such as laboratory testing, body composition analysis, and access to fitness professionals or registered dietitians may be integrated into the program to optimize outcomes.

  9. Long-term Maintenance: Once weight loss goals are achieved, the focus shifts to maintenance strategies to help patients sustain their results and adopt lifelong habits for better health.

Overall, a medical weight loss program through our practice provides a supportive and individualized approach to achieving sustainable weight loss, emphasizing comprehensive care, regular monitoring, and ongoing education and support.

Candidates for
Medical Weight Loss

  • Have Significant Weight to Lose: Candidates who are overweight or obese and have struggled with conventional weight loss methods may benefit from the structured approach and medical supervision offered by a medical weight loss program.
  • Seek Personalized Guidance: Those looking for personalized guidance and support tailored to their specific health needs, lifestyle, and weight loss goals.
  • Need Medical Supervision: Individuals with medical conditions such as diabetes, hypertension, or metabolic syndrome that can benefit from supervised weight loss under the care of a medical professional.
  • Require Behavioral Support: Candidates who understand the importance of addressing behavioral factors contributing to weight gain, such as emotional eating, stress management, and sleep patterns.
  • Value Comprehensive Care: Individuals who appreciate the holistic approach of medical weight loss programs, which often include nutrition counseling, exercise planning, and ongoing monitoring of progress.
  • Desire Long-term Results: Those committed to making sustainable lifestyle changes to achieve and maintain weight loss goals over the long term.
  • Are Motivated and Ready to Commit: Individuals who are motivated to take control of their health and are willing to actively participate in the program's recommendations and requirements.
  • Prefer Personalized Attention: Candidates who value the availability of their healthcare provider for regular consultations, adjustments to their plan, and support throughout their weight loss journey.

Overall, medical weight loss programs are designed to address the complex factors contributing to weight gain and offer a structured, supportive environment for achieving sustainable weight loss and improved overall health.

Our Doctor

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Dr. Ritu Shah

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Quick answers to questions you may have

Services often include initial health assessments, personalized nutrition plans, exercise prescriptions, behavioral counseling, regular monitoring of progress, and access to additional services like in-home visits or telemedicine consultations.

 

Coverage may vary, but typically the membership or retainer fee for concierge services is not covered by insurance. However, certain aspects of the program, such as medical evaluations and some counseling sessions, may be covered by insurance.

 

The duration depends on individual goals and progress. Programs may involve initial phases focused on intensive weight loss followed by maintenance phases to sustain results and promote long-term lifestyle changes.

 

Results vary based on factors such as commitment to the program, adherence to recommendations, and individual health conditions. Successful outcomes often include significant weight loss, improved fitness levels, better metabolic health, and overall well-being.

 

Yes, our program prioritizes patient safety with medical supervision, regular monitoring of health metrics, and adjustments to treatment plans as needed to ensure effective and sustainable weight loss.

 

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