A. Medical weight loss is weight loss under the care and guidance of a medical professional who can support you and help you reach your weight loss goals. It may include weight loss medications, nutrition and lifestyle consulting, help with meal planning, a supportive partner, and more.

A. Only non-surgical weight loss is provided at our clinic. We use non-invasive methods to help our patients reach weight loss goals, which may include prescription medications and counseling on nutrition and lifestyle changes.

A. That is a hard question to answer without seeing the patient in person. We don’t do a “one-size fits all” medical weight loss program. We start by getting an idea of each patient’s individual health status and create a personalized weight loss plan that is right for that patient. You can expect to be charged $49.99 for your first in-office weight loss consultation.

A. Sunrise’s Kickstart weight loss plan lasts 6-12 weeks and costs $115 per month.

Based on your personalized weight loss program, Sunrise will help you adopt nutrition and lifestyle changes that will help you to maintain your weight loss. Some weight loss medications are now able to be taken long term.

Yes, you can do medical weight loss with a health condition. Some conditions, such as diabetes and high blood pressure are improved or put into remission with medical weight loss. Sunrise will take any health conditions into consideration when determining your personalized weight loss program.

A. Medication is prescribed as part of the medical weight loss program when it is necessary and appropriate. There is no requirement to take weight loss medication.

A. Physical activity is important for health and helps in losing and maintaining weight loss. However, everyone’s physical abilities are different and there is no requirement to exercise.

A. It depends on many different factors, but you may be able to start seeing results in about 2 weeks and continue to see results the longer you stay in the program.

If you only need to lose 10-20 pounds, we can help you with that!

A. Give us a call at 618-954-7434 and make an appointment for medical weight loss today!