Our team at Cape Fear Physical Medicine and Rehab provides careful medical supervision, ensuring that any weight management therapy fits your unique health needs and rehabilitation goals
Many patients combine weight loss treatments with testosterone replacement therapy (TRT), vitamin IV drips, lipotropics, peptides, or other wellness services to support body composition, energy, and long-term health
When side effects like sulfur burps or digestive discomfort arise, they can feel like significant hurdles
Review these questions with your healthcare provider: Do you have other medical conditions, including problems with your pancreas, kidneys, liver, or stomach, or have a history of diabetic retinopathy (vision problems related to diabetes)
While drug development for sarcopenia is in its infancy, an activin type II receptor antibody (Bimagrumab, Versanis/Eli Lilly), has recently been progressed into a phase-2 clinical trial ( BELIEVE trial ) in obese individuals with the aim to assess the safety and efficacy as monotherapy and in combination with semaglutide
In practice, eviCore reviewers do not have discretion to approve prior authorizations that do not meet the published criteria