Ballwin & St. Louis Medical Weight Loss
Reach Your Weight Loss Goals
At Willis Cosmetic Surgery, it’s easier than ever to get the body you want through medical weight loss. Dr. Zachary Willis has partnered with BuildMyHealth to give you instant access to our team for consultations, refills, and anything that comes up along the way to your goals. Patients seeking weight loss in St. Louis often benefit from a physician-supervised approach designed to support long-term health and sustainable results.
All About Your Weight Loss Program
If you are struggling to achieve or maintain weight loss in St. Louis, a physician-supervised medical approach may offer additional support beyond diet and exercise alone. Medical weight loss programs are designed to help patients address weight-related challenges using evidence-based strategies tailored to individual health needs.
Medications such as semaglutide and tirzepatide may be incorporated as part of a comprehensive weight loss plan when appropriate. These treatments work by supporting appetite regulation and metabolic processes under medical supervision, with the goal of promoting steady, sustainable progress over time.
At Willis Cosmetic Surgery, medical weight loss is approached as a personalized process. Each patient’s plan is developed based on medical history, lifestyle factors, and long-term health goals to ensure care that is both responsible and individualized.
Weight Loss vs. Liposuction: What’s the Difference?
Medical weight loss focuses on overall health, metabolism, and sustainable lifestyle changes, while liposuction is a surgical procedure designed to remove localized fat deposits. During a consultation, patients can discuss which option may be most appropriate for their goals. Some individuals may benefit from weight loss before considering body contouring procedures.
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Weight Loss FAQs
Secrets of Semaglutide
How It Works
- GLP-1 Receptor Agonist: Mimics the glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1), which increases insulin secretion, decreases glucagon secretion, slows gastric emptying, and reduces appetite.
- Efficacy: Clinical trials have shown that semaglutide can lead to an average weight loss of approximately 15% of initial body weight over 68 weeks.
- Administration: Available as a once-weekly subcutaneous injection
- Side Effects: Common side effects include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, constipation. Things like pancreatitis, gallbladder disease, kidney injury are more serious and require medical attention.
- Patient Selection: Ideal for patients with a BMI ≥30 kg/m² or ≥27 kg/m² with at least one weight-related comorbidity (e.g., hypertension, type 2 diabetes).
Tirzepatide
How It Works
- Dual GIP/GLP-1 Receptor Agonist: Activates both glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) and GLP-1 receptors, enhancing insulin secretion, reducing glucagon levels, slowing gastric emptying, and decreasing appetite.
- Efficacy: Clinical studies indicate significant weight loss, with some patients achieving up to 20% reduction in body weight over 72 weeks.
- Administration: Administered as a once-weekly subcutaneous injection.
- Side Effects: Common side effects include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, constipation, reduced appetite. More serious things like pancreatitis, thyroid tumors (in rodents), and hypoglycemia (especially when used with other diabetes medications), are serious and require medical attention.
- Patient Selection: Suitable for patients with obesity or overweight with related comorbidities, especially those who have not responded adequately to other weight loss interventions.
Cost of Semaglutide & Tirzepatide Treatments
At Willis Cosmetic Surgery, we offer competitive pricing for our weight management treatments, ensuring you receive high-quality care at an affordable rate.
- Semaglutide: $399 per treatment
- Tirzepatide (up to 10mg): $599 per treatment
Both treatments are tailored to your individual needs, helping you achieve your weight loss goals under the expert guidance of our team.