At the Baylor Medicine Weight Loss Center, we offer a supervised approach to weight management that helps you make a healthy lifestyle the cornerstone of your weight loss journey.
Our team of experts will help you learn about the gradual changes that make the biggest difference in your weight and overall health to help you benefit from improvements to many weight-related conditions.
Baylor Medicine offers:
- Comprehensive Evaluation: We assess your health history, weight loss goals, and any underlying conditions to determine if medication is a safe and effective option for you.
- Individualized Treatment Plans and Medications: Our physicians develop a tailored plan that may include medications such as appetite suppressants, or other prescription options.
- Ongoing Monitoring: We provide regular check-ins to ensure the medication is working effectively and safely, adjusting your treatment as needed.
- Integrated Support: Our center also offers nutritional counseling, behavioral support, and coordination with surgical teams if bariatric procedures become a consideration.
Weight loss services and medications are covered by most insurance plans. Schedule an appointment with a family medicine physician to get started.
For patients who have had bariatric surgery, we offer specialized long-term primary care with emphases on post-bariatric nutritional monitoring and management, weight regain prevention and treatment, and optimal care of medical conditions.
Surgical Weight Loss
Our weight loss physicians are key members of Baylor St. Luke's Weight Loss and Metabolic Center. Whether you are trying to decide between surgery, endoscopic treatment, and non-surgical options, our physicians will provide the tools and information you need to choose the treatment that is best for you. For prospective bariatric surgery patients, the medical care team provides a tailored preoperative weight loss program that satisfies most medical insurance requirements for bariatric surgery.
For patients interested in bariatric surgery, our medical care team provides a tailored preoperative weight loss program that satisfies most medical insurance requirements for bariatric surgery. Learn more about surgical weight loss options.