Our Services / Medical Weight Loss

What is medical weight loss?

Medical weight loss combines evidence-based diet plans with regular health checkups to promote sustainable weight reduction. Every patient’s weight loss program is designed individually to suit their unique needs, but common approaches include:

• Reduced calorie diet
• Nutrition counseling
• Meal planning
• Exercise program
• Behavioral therapy
• Stress management
• Vitamin and mineral supplements

Injections of prescription medications like semaglutide are available to patients with severe weight problems and underlying health conditions like high blood pressure (hypertension). These injections help reduce your appetite so that you eat less.

Why does weight loss have such an impact on my health?

Excess weight significantly increases your risk of severe health conditions, including:

• Coronary artery disease (CAD)
• Type 2 diabetes
• Hypertension (high blood pressure)
• Gallbladder disease
• Some cancers
• Congestive heart failure
• Carotid artery disease
• Stroke
• Osteoarthritis
• Vision loss
• Kidney disease
• Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)
• Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)

Too much weight slows you down, preventing you from leading an active, rewarding life. It leaves you tired and vulnerable to depression and anxiety. You might also suffer from physical symptoms like backache, plantar fasciitis (heel pain), joint pain, insomnia (trouble sleeping), infections, and skin rashes.

What advantages does medical weight loss offer?

Choosing Optimal Weight Loss and Surgery Consultants to support your efforts when losing weight has several advantages:

Evidence-based knowledge

Medical professionals have the skills to offer advice on effective weight loss. They use methods proven to be safe and successful, with no unhealthy products or fad diets.

Health assessment

Some people find it difficult to lose weight because of underlying health problems like hypothyroidism and polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). Identifying and treating these hormonal disorders significantly improves your chances of successful weight loss.

Ongoing care

Optimal Weight Loss and Surgery Consultants monitors your health regularly when you’re losing weight. This reduces the risk of illness or injury and prevents joint and organ strain.

Prescription medication

Only medical professionals can prescribe medications to assist people with weight loss. Some medications we are able to provide include:

Oral/Pill Medications

Phentermine Based

Non-phentermine Based

Injections (GLP-1 Agonists – FDA approved for weight loss and not just diabetes)

Other GLP-1 Agonists – diabetic medications not FDA approved for weight loss but some prescribe it off label for weight loss

If you’ve tried slimming without success or know you’d benefit from losing weight but don’t know where to start, Optimal Weight Loss and Surgery Consultants provides the expert support you need. If you have severe weight problems and nothing else has worked, Dr. Al-Kalla is also an expert in bariatric (weight loss) surgery.

Call Optimal Weight Loss and Surgery Consultants today or book an appointment online to help you achieve your weight loss target.