Medical Weight Loss
We are committed in helping our clients achieve their personal health goals.
We believe in using innovative and personalised health and nutrition programs.
Depending on your goals and lifestyle, we help you choose the programme that will work for you.
Our Medical Weight Loss solutions include:
Body Contouring
Body contouring is term used to describe non-surgical methods to help firm-up, shape up and assist in reducing unwanted rolls, bumps and folds on the body. It is also referred to as non-surgical fat reduction or body shaping.
There are a variety of non-surgical procedures available for body contouring. The aim of these is to reduce or remove stubborn pockets of fat, to tighten up areas with loose or sagging skin, and to provide better ‘shape’ to different areas of the body. It is important to note that body contouring does not equate to weight loss. It is equally important to note that the ideal candidate for body contouring treatments is someone close to their goal weight, but who has a few stubborn areas that are resistant to diet and exercise.
The treatments available at Aesthetic Options, include:
The most common treatment zones include:
- Double chin
- Bra bulges and back fat
- Arms (also known as “bat wings”)
- Love handles
- Abdomen
- Inner-thighs
- Outer-thighs
- Banana roll (the fold underneath the buttocks)
- Convenience: Body contouring procedures are non-surgical and minimally to non-invasive. There is no downtime and you can resume daily activities immediately after the treatment.
- Risks and side-effects: If any, these tend to be very mild and include redness, swelling, sensitivity, tingling, discomfort and bruising.
- Cost: As opposed to having surgery, the cost of non-invasive, body treatments is significantly less.
As with any treatment, maintenance is essential to keep your results.
All body contouring programmes should include a healthy lifestyle, a balanced diet, proper hydration, regular exercise, and include maintenance treatments. This will help you to prolong, maximize and maintain long-term results.
OPTIFAST
OPTIFAST is a structured nutritional and behavioural change programme developed by leading experts and supported by medical professionals.
The programme follows a Very Low Calorie Diet (VLCD) which provides 800 kcal per day for a period of 8 weeks. This is less than half the calorie content of a conventional weight loss diet.
The OPTIFAST program utilizes a meal replacement plan that transitions to self-prepared everyday meals, in conjunction with comprehensive patient education and support.
The programme has shown to significantly reduce body weight by 1 kg – 2.5 kg per week and consists of three scientifically formulated shakes, nutritional bars, soups and desserts taken daily as a meal-replacement, with low-carb vegetables and salad as desired.
The OPTIFAST programme is structured into four levels: three levels for active weight loss, and one level for weight maintenance.
Intensive Phase:
Any three OPTIFAST products per day replace all meals plus two cups of low starch vegetables with a teaspoon of vegetable oil and sufficient water intake.
Food Reintroduction Phase:
- Any two OPTIFAST products per day with one calorie controlled meal, low starch vegetables, one serving fruit and dairy and sufficient water intake.
- One OPTIFAST product per day with two calorie controlled meals, low starch vegetables, two serves fruit and one serve dairy and sufficient water intake.
Maintenance Phase:
Finally in this phase the OPTIFAST products are eliminated and three low-calorie meals are reintroduced to the diet.
The OPTIFAST VLCD programme is designed to totally replace your normal food intake in the dietary management of obesity. The OPTIFAST VLCD products contain carbohydrates, fatty acids and protein, which help preserve lean body mass (muscle) while you lose your fat stores. They also contain vitamins and minerals to ensure that you are receiving all the nutrients you require.
Medi-Lean
The Medi-Lean Medical Weight Loss Programme is based on the HCG diet developed by Dr. Simeon. HCG helps the body to release excess fat, hence releasing the calories for your body to use as energy. However, benefits of HCG are not only limited to fat loss; HCG has also been shown to have a positive effect on mood, increase energy levels, relieve body pains, decrease migraines and aids in resetting the metabolism.
HCG and a very low calorie diet (VLCD) assists the body to normalise abnormal Leptin levels (a hormone that plays a fundamental role in fat metabolism and satiety). In addition, HCG has the benefit to improve and moderate hormone imbalances, which may often play a contributing role to stubborn weight loss.
Human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) is a hormone present at high levels in early pregnancy. It stimulates the production of essential pregnancy hormones and has also been used to treat infertility issues in men and women.
The Medi-Lean Programme is based on a low-GI eating plan, together with the patient-specific supplementation as well as a series of daily HCG injections for a minimum of 4 weeks to a maximum of 6 weeks. Your body tends to develop a resistance against the HCG injections after 6 weeks.
A washout period of 2-6 weeks is necessary to clear out all HCG from your system, after which another course can be administered.
The majority of woman and men can use HCG for weight loss.
Programme excludes women who are pregnant or breastfeeding.
The programme has shown to significantly reduce body fat mass by 6 kg – 10 kg per cycle.
Your diet, injections and supplements will be different during each phase of the Medi-Lean Weight Loss Programme.
Start your journey to a new you under the supervision of a Medical Doctor and a Registered Dietitian.