Medical Obesity Management (MOM)
If you are serious about losing weight, before embarking on a weight loss program, it is important to make sure that the excess weight is not due to a medical condition; for example a person’s metabolism may be too efficient at absorbing food nutrients and storing it as fat. Also, certain medications such as anti-depressants and steroids may lead to weight gain.
Our Bariatrician evaluates the common problems such as hyperlipidemia, diabetes, sleep apnea, but also evaluates rarer obesity-related illnesses such as insulin resistance, infertility, breast and colon cancers. There are also many other lesser known complications such as acanthos nigrans, pickwickian syndrome, and pseudo-tumorcerebri which we are careful to watch for. While some of these conditions are simply uncomfortable, the complications may be quite serious, including premature death.
A comprehensive approach is needed to evaluate and treat obesity through medical, medicinal, behavioral, nutritional, exertional and surgical means. A thorough medical evaluation that includes history and physical, laboratory testing, and physiologic testing help our patients determine whether there is a medical cause of their obesity and to formulate the ideal course of treatment for each patient. At Synchrony Health your comprehensive evaluation not only includes a full medical evaluation but goes well beyond that by evaluating insulin resistance, LDL sub-fractionization, and intra-arterial inflammatory markers to start. Then, your Synchrony program also excels to further evaluate your basal metabolic rate and defining your anaerobic threshold using sub-V02 max testing, body composition through biometry, and physical activity monitoring.
More importantly, we not only start with these parameters, but constantly monitor your progress and adapt your program throughout your weight loss progress.