Medical weight management is a program customized to be dedicated by the team of doctors whose work is to ensure you are safe in your weight loss and eventually you maintain the weight. It will provide your own nutrition plans, exercise sessions (supervised by a gastroenterologist and a multidisciplinary team), medications in the case they are necessary (ICD-10 code: Z79.84), and routine follow-ups in order to help you track your progress.
Medical weight management may be required in case you are experiencing:
The gain of weight may be due to a complex of reasons. To know these can make us modify your treatment:
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Dr. Bharat Pothuri is a Board-Certified Gastroenterologist and Hepatologist. With extensive experience in digestive health, he specializes in advanced endoscopic procedures, chronic GI disorder management, and preventive care. Dr. Pothuri is dedicated to providing expert, patient-focused insights to help improve gut health and overall well-being.
Medical weight loss is a plan that has been awarded by a doctor and it is a combination of a diet plan, exercise and in some cases, prescription of medications to be prescribed, which assists in helping you lose weight the safe and effective way.
As opposed to a one-to-fit all and fad diets, our program is developed to meet your specific needs, medically, and scientifically, and would facilitate safety and long term success.
ICD-10 Z79.84 is the code to use when taking weight control drugs long term.
Coverage varies by plan. Our staff will assist you in asking your benefits and clarifying any costs or co-payment required.
Not always. Your insurance company determines referrals. You can use the phone and inquire of your policy and we will do the job.
Some patients start making irreversible progress in 3-6 months. We provide continuous coaching to make you resolve your long-term results.
Adults with a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or above-or body mass index of 27 and above in addition to (high blood pressure or diabetes) circumstances are usually qualified.
GastroDoxs is not a surgical clinic but in case surgical treatment is needed, we will make the best bariatric surgeons in Houston available to help you.
In general, the follow-up visit is arranged after every 4-6 weeks. We can meet more often in case you begin taking a new medication or require closer supervision.
Yes. We will look at the past attempts you had made on the diet, re-evaluate the positives and negatives of those approaches and create a personal medical weight management program that will enable you to succeed.
