If weight loss is one of your New Year's goals, Aesthetic Medicine has a proven program designed to help you do that healthily. Dr. Jerry Darm and patient Terry Misley, who lost over 100 pounds, joined us today to share how the program works.
At Medical Weight Management we offer a comprehensive medically-supervised weight loss program for patients looking to lose a significant amount of body weight. Unlike programs that focus primarily on hypnosis or meetings with non-medical personnel, our weight loss program is designed and administered by an in-house physician, nurse practitioner and a staff of registered dietitians. Our two main dietary programs are:
VERY LOW CALORIE DIET (VLCD)
The VLCD Program includes:
- 5 or more nutritionally balanced meal replacements a day
- Weekly medical supervision during the first month and once a month thereafter
- Weekly class or dietitian visit
- Weekly medical check-in
- Monthly lab work
- Monthly body composition analysis
The HS program includes:
- 2 or more nutritionally balanced meal replacements, 2 entrees, 5 servings of fruits and vegetables a day
- Weekly medical supervision during the first month and once a month thereafter
- Weekly class or dietitian visit
- Weekly medical check-in
- Quarterly lab work
- Monthly body composition analysis
About Dr. Jerry Darm
Dr. Darm has specialized in weight loss for over 20 years. He graduated from Stanford University with a Bachelor of Science in Biology and a minor in Psychology. His medical training was obtained at OHSU. Previously, Dr. Darm was an Emergency Medicine physician where he saw many of the devastating health effects of carrying excess weight and decided to provide a medical based clinic for losing weight safely and effectively.
