Semaglutide Weight Loss Program
IN CENTER VALLEY, LANSDALE & WILKES-BARRE, PA
We understand that weight gain isn’t a matter of willpower or laziness. Your body’s own hormones are likely combating your efforts to lose weight and we can help you. Our program is made up of weekly semaglutide injections, weekly check-ins, and weight loss coaching resources.
Semaglutide
Semaglutide is a revolutionary GLP-1 receptor agonist that was originally developed for patients with Type 2 diabetes, but when providers and pharmaceutical developers noticed how much weight their patients were losing, they began to study semaglutide exclusively for weight loss. A series of clinical trials known as the STEP clinical trials demonstrated that almost 90% of patients lost 5% or more of their body weight. In june of 2022, the FDA approved semaglutide for weight loss. Semaglutide increases insulin production, decreases glucagon synthesis, delays gastric emptying and suppresses hunger. It signals your brain that you are full so you can lose weight without feeling like you are depriving yourself.
We are now also offering Tirzepatide.
Expectations
While the exact number of pounds lost varies by individual, patients lose an average of 2lbs/week.
Weekly Check-ins
You will come in once weekly for injections. During your weekly check-ins our providers will also weigh you, calculate your progress, and adjust your dose as needed.
4-Week Program
Our provider will administer the first dose and provide you with take-home doses for the next 3 weeks. The following week you will return to our office for a check-in and additional doses.
Weight Loss Coaching Resources
You are encouraged to download the weight loss app, MyFitness Pal, as a guide to daily nutrition, calorie tracking, and goal tracking.
What are Potential side Effects?
Commonly reported GI side effects – nausea
Who is not a candidate for semaglutide at Young Medical Spa?
- <18 years old
- Pregnant/breastfeeding
- Being treated for diabetes
- Hypersensitivity to semaglutide or any componests of this medication
- Personal or family history of medullary thyroid carcinoma
- History of multiple endocrine neoplasia syndrome
- History of pancreatitis
- End stage renal disease(on dialysis)
Who is a candidate?
- Everyone else
I’ve been taking semaglutide for 2 months now and so far I’ve lost five and a half inches off my waist and a little over 3 inches off my hips for a total of 29lbs. I can even see a difference in my face!
– Denise K.
