Frequently Asked Questions About Our Weight Management Services
You don’t have to look too hard to find someone offering outstanding “weight loss” results. Medical practices, med spas, medications, and supplements love to promise ways to help people shed excess weight and rejuvenate their body contour, but can these promises really be taken seriously? In most cases, no. However, there are exceptions. Here at Laser Lights Cosmetic Laser Center, we offer a variety of weight management services, overseen by NESTA-certified Lifestyle & Weight Management Specialist, Jackie Madison, as well as our medical director, Dr. David Whiteman and certified nurse practitioner, Dawn Surajh. To help separate fiction from reality, we wanted to answer a few commonly asked questions about our weight management services and their benefits.
Question #1: What Happens When I Stop Using My Injectable Weight Loss Medication?
Injectable weight loss medications, including semaglutide-based treatments used to treat type-2 diabetes, can be very effective as tools for weight management. The weight loss achieved from these medications can be significant, but what happens next? As we always tell our patients, these medications will not be effective on their own without the necessary adjustments to diet and lifestyle in order to complement their effects. So with that in mind, these results can be maintained after the course of medicine has concluded, it just takes some commitment and discipline.
Question #2: Who Is a Good Candidate for Bioidentical Hormone Therapy?
Unique among our weight management treatments, bioidentical hormone therapy is used to help patients who experience weight gain that has resulted from natural imbalances of hormones like estrogen and testosterone. Some people who can benefit from this therapy include women currently going through menopause or perimenopause (pre-menopause), men or women with natural hormone imbalances or ones that occur as a result of certain health conditions or medications, and men with hypogonadism (low testosterone).
Question #3: What Can I Do To Help Make My Weight Management Results Last?
Weight management is not magic. Attaining substantial weight loss results is an achievement in its own right, but maintaining them requires a commitment to healthy choices after these treatments or services have concluded. That means working to eat right, exercise regularly, and work hard to get the most value possible out of your weight management effort. We can help guide you along the way with customized nutrition plans and guidance, but your lifestyle choices will be of the utmost importance.
With the proper help and direction, our weight management services can provide outstanding, even life-changing results. Our experts work together to ensure each patient is not only an appropriate candidate for our weight management services, but that they are set up for success during their treatments, and long after they conclude. For more information or if you would like to schedule a weight management consultation appointment, please contact Laser Lights Cosmetic Laser Center today. And keep up with us on Facebook and Instagram for more practice updates, skin care tips, and more.
