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Semaglutide for Weight Loss
Semaglutide, also known as “The Skinny Shot” is a once-a-week injection that supports you to reach your weight goals by regulating your appetite and food intake. We’re proud to be your trusted provider for Semaglutide.
Originally developed as a type 2 diabetes medication, Semaglutide has proven to help lower blood sugar levels and improve lipid levels. As an added bonus it also lowers body weight. Carter MD Aesthetics has started using Semaglutide to help some of our patients maintain a healthy weight. Studies have found that patients using Semaglutide experience an 14.9% loss of body weight after 68 weeks.
Who can use semaglutide for weight loss?
If you have type 2 diabetes and a BMI of 30 (or BMI of 27 along with an associated medical condition) then you may qualify for insurance provided brand named Ozempic, Wegovy, Rybelsus, or Mounjaro. If you do not have diabetes but have a BMI of at least 24.0, and you have failed reasonable efforts of healthy diet and exercise, then we may be able to help you with our medical approach combining a thoughtful lifestyle and semaglutide injections. The eventual goal would be to be able to reduce or discontinue the semaglutide, maintain the healthy lifestyle, and sustain your goal weight indefinitely.
This revolutionary medication is packed with a wide range of benefits, including but not limited to, lowering blood pressure, improving serum lipid levels, and improving blood sugar levels.
Who cannot be considered for semaglutide?
People with a personal or family history of medullary (C-cell) thyroid cancer or multiple endocrine neoplasia type-2. Both of these conditions are rare.
What are possible side effects?
More Common Side Effects (Tend to be related to either amount of dose given, or rate of dose increase)
– Most common are GI-related: nausea, vomiting, diarrhea.
– Bloating.
– Constipation.
– Abdominal discomfort.
– Loss of appetite.
– Injection site pain, bruising.
– Burping/gas.
– Fatigue related to decreased calorie intake.
– Weight loss all over, including places not desired, like one’s face.
– Gallstones.
– Low blood sugar if taking with other blood sugar lowering medications.
– Rebound weight gain when semaglutide stopped or dose decreased.
Rare but Serious Side Effects
– Pancreatitis.
– Cholecystitis.
– Allergic reaction.
– Thyroid tumor (in rodent studies only, not observed in human clinical trials)
Note: Seek medical attention for severe abdominal or back pain, jaundice, or persistent vomiting/diarrhea.
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Have you been searching for a safe and effective way to lose weight? We know it can be a tough journey to find what works for you and your body. Semaglutide is the perfect weight loss injectable that produces the results you’ve been searching for. Discover more about this life-changing injection in our blog.