Our weight management program: 12 months of semaglutide, 7 months of tirzepatide
Our one year data is in! The bottom line? Our patients are losing weight on both semaglutide and tirzerpatide! These are amazing medications that allow patients to get to their goal weight and maintain that weight with one of our less expensive maintenance subscriptions that include fewer injections per month. While both medications are […]
Coaching may be for 6 months but medications are month-to-month
There may be some confusion regarding our coaching program and medication. While we encourage patients to join our 6-month coaching program, you don’t have to take the medication for 6 months. You can take it for longer or less. It’s a month-to-month subscription. Benefits of coaching In studies, patients who stopped medication, stopped exercise […]
New Weight Management Program Q&A
Two Ways to Get Medication You have two ways to obtain Ozempic/Wegovy (semaglutide) or Mounjaro (tirzepatide): Compounded semaglutide or tirzepatide from a compounding pharmacy or… A Prescription for the name brand drug Ozempic/Wegovy (active ingredient semaglutide) or Mounjaro (active ingredient tirzepatide). The Benefits of the compounded semaglutide or tirzepatide are as follows: Medication […]
Webinar Recording on Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro Q&A [video]
Jonathan Kaplan: Thanks everyone for joining. Again, those of you in the Zoom community, some of you on Instagram Live and TikTok Live, so if you see my head moving around, that’s looking at each of the cameras, but we’re going to be talking about Ozempic and Wegovy today. We’ll get to all your […]
Weight Loss Results after 4 weeks on Semaglutide
Results of weight loss program The data is in! Based on the results of our weight management program, our patients have lost an average of 7.7 pounds in only 4 weeks on the lowest, introductory dose of semaglutide! We’ll continue to track all of our patients with surveys and follow up appointments to […]
How we’re able to get “generic” Ozempic/Wegovy 🤔
via GIPHY We’ve received questions about how we’re getting semaglutide, the active ingredient in Ozempic and Wegovy, since it’s currently so backordered. We’re ordering our semaglutide from a compounding pharmacy. Never heard of a compounding pharmacy? That’s ok, chances are you’ve used medication from a compounding pharmacy before. Examples of what a compounding pharmacy […]
Ozempic and Wegovy for weight loss: Q&A
We posted a video on TikTok last week on Ozempic and Wegovy and how these medications can achieve up to 15% weight loss when combined with diet and exercise. The video currently has 1.6 million views and over 3,000 comments/questions. So we thought this would be a good opportunity to answer some of the most […]
Our weight management program includes semaglutide, the medication found in Ozempic and Wegovy
Dr. Kaplan’s Medical Weight Management Program is now offering semaglutide, the active ingredient in the newest Rx-only weight loss medications Wegovy and Ozempic that you’ve seen advertised on TV. You can receive this active ingredient as part of a B-12 vitamin shot once a week for as long as you’re achieving your weight loss goals. […]
New Regulations for IV Hydration Therapy Coming Your Way!
The market for elective intravenous (IV) hydration therapy has seen a dramatic increase in demand over the last few years. Established clinics and meds spas have begun offering the service, and an influx of free-standing retail IV bars and mobile services have popped up all over the country. But this explosive growth has gone mostly […]
Get Those Coveted Mommy Makeover Results… and Keep Them!
Mommy Makeover transformations can dramatically change a patient’s confidence and lifestyle. Here’s my potentially not-so-controversial opinion: If you’re even remotely considering plastic surgery, think of that as the first step to a lifestyle change. Doing so will not only contribute to having spectacular results, but you’ll start instilling healthy habits to maintain those results long […]
Postop Recovery Tips
No matter what procedure you’re having, you’ll need to prepare for some physical (and possibly emotional) limitations after surgery. Set yourself up for success with a few insider tips, as recommended by former surgical patients. A few things I wish I knew before surgery Post-op constipation is real. The combination of narcotic […]
Avoiding blood clots in the legs during and after surgery
During plastic surgery, one of the biggest concerns patients and their surgeon’s have is the potential for the development of blood clots in the patient’s legs. These are referred to as a DVT or Deep Vein Thrombosis. The pathophysiology, or the reason these clots develop, has to do with three possible factors. 1) Stasis, or […]
