Weight Loss Program

Reaching your weight loss goals isn’t always easy. Buinewicz Plastic Surgery is proud to be a licensed provider of DrWell by BuildMyHealth – a revolutionary provider-to-consumer platform that allows patients to have access to advanced, effective weight loss medications and personalized wellness solutions. With our cutting-edge GLP-1 weight loss program, patients in Doylestown, PA, and Flemington, NJ, can expect solutions that are fully tailored to their unique medical history, current health status, and personal goals. Our team is committed to helping you achieve your health and wellness goals. Your weight loss journey starts here!

How Our Weight Loss Program Works

We believe that there is no such thing as a “one size fits all” approach to health, wellness, and weight management. Through our DrWell partnership, we can provide a diverse range of solutions for our weight loss program patients including GLP-1 medications that help decrease appetite and regulate blood sugar, and nutrition and fitness solutions that will be customized to match each individual’s needs. You can get started with DrWell’s weight loss program in three easy steps:

• Book Your Consultation
• Activate DrWell by BuildMyHealth Platform
• Medications Are Shipped Directly to You

DrWell provides treatment plans that are personalized for your unique health goals and needs, and you will receive ongoing medical supervision from experienced healthcare providers who will be there to support you throughout your wellness journey. Your plan will be adapted to your needs as you progress. Weight loss program patients can expect improved and sustainable long-term results.

What Are GLP-1 Medications?

GLP-1 agonists are types of medications that mimic the natural GLP-1 hormone that’s made in the gut and released in response to eating. This hormone, which is important for appetite regulation, also triggers insulin release and helps manage blood sugar. Any food you consume will trigger the GLP-1 hormone and it is crucial to helping us put the brakes on eating.

The problem is, sometimes this system doesn’t work properly and of course, once the food has been digested, we will eventually feel hungry again. Individuals who have obesity may receive less natural GLP-1 after eating. Moreover, the body produces less GLP-1 when we lose weight and other appetite-related hormones may also be affected, so you may start eating more again and return to your baseline weight.

Using medications for weight loss programs is becoming increasingly common. GLP-1 medications or simply, “GLP-1s,” are relatively new and researchers are still learning about their benefits. They can help with weight loss by slowing stomach emptying to help you feel full longer and sending signals to your brain that make you feel fuller, so that you are prompted to stop eating and there is reduced food intake. These medications improve your body’s response to insulin, especially when you combine them with regular exercise and a balanced diet. Gradual weight loss occurs because of the reduced calorie intake.

GLP-1 medications are manufactured under several brand names such as Ozempic, Wegovy, and Mounjaro. Many popular weight loss drugs contain the same active ingredient – semaglutide. Tirzepatide is a related medication that mimics the effects of GLP-1 and another hormone called glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP).

Our weight loss program patients have access to a variety of prescription compounded weight loss medications and treatments from DrWell including:

• Semaglutide
• Tirzepatide
• Bupropion
• Metformin
• GLP-I Injections

Medications are available in several forms for weight loss program patients including injections, sublingual (under the tongue) drops, orally disintegrating tablets (ODTs), oral capsules or tablets, and nasal sprays. Injections can be administered into the abdomen, outer thighs, upper buttocks, or the backs of the upper arms.

These products are sourced from FDA-registered manufacturers. As is the case with any medication, some people may experience side effects as the body adjusts. We may recommend that our weight loss program patients start with a low dose and gradually increase it over time to reduce side effects.

What Are the Benefits of DrWell’s Weight Loss Program?

Patients often report transformative results, as prioritizing their health with the DrWell weight loss program can help them look and feel their best. You’re likely to spend much less on food every month after starting our weight loss program –money that can be invested into your health instead. Studies have shown that people using GLP-1s have lost an average of 10% to 15% of their body weight within one year, and overall, over 20% of their body weight.

Who is a Candidate for Our Weight Loss Program?

The most suitable weight loss program for you will depend on your unique health and wellness goals. We will evaluate your medical history and current health to help you decide whether our weight loss program is right for you. It is not safe to take GLP-1 medications for our weight loss program if you are pregnant, are hypersensitive to GLP-1, or are living with a severe gastrointestinal condition.

Which Cosmetic Procedures Complement Weight Loss Programs?

It’s safe to undergo plastic surgery after taking GLP-1 medications for our weight loss program. In most cases, you will not need to quit our weight loss program before you have surgery. It will also be safe or resume our weight loss program with GLP-1 medications after you have had cosmetic surgery, but it may affect the results from your procedure.

Liposuction can be an option to consider if you have lost weight with a weight loss program but still have one or more small, isolated areas of resistant fat that aren’t responsive to weight loss efforts.

After experiencing massive weight loss and achieving their weight goals, patients are often interested in skin tightening procedures to get rid of any excess, stretched skin that may be left behind. This excess skin can be worrisome to some patients and prevent them from reaching their body image goals.

Post-weight loss body contouring can help tighten the skin on the arms, thighs, abdomen, back, buttocks, or other areas, to your new, smaller body shape. A body lift is a procedure or combination of procedures that is used to remove excess skin and fat while tightening underlying tissues. We provide body lift techniques including a full body lift, upper body lift, posterior body lift, and back lift, to dramatically enhance your body contour. A breast lift reduces excess skin to provide a more lifted, perkier breast shape. An arm lift (brachioplasty) can provide sleeker, more sculpted arms and a tummy tuck can provide a firmer, flatter, and slimmer abdominal area.

What Are GLP-1 Medications?

GLP-1 agonists are types of medications that mimic the natural GLP-1 hormone that’s made in the gut and released in response to eating. This hormone, which is important for appetite regulation, also triggers insulin release and helps manage blood sugar. Any food you consume will trigger the GLP-1 hormone and it is crucial to helping us put the brakes on eating.

The problem is, sometimes this system doesn’t work properly and of course, once the food has been digested, we will eventually feel hungry again. Individuals who have obesity may receive less natural GLP-1 after eating. Moreover, the body produces less GLP-1 when we lose weight and other appetite-related hormones may also be affected, so you may start eating more again and return to your baseline weight.

Using medications for weight loss programs is becoming increasingly common. GLP-1 medications or simply, “GLP-1s,” are relatively new and researchers are still learning about their benefits. They can help with weight loss by slowing stomach emptying to help you feel full longer and sending signals to your brain that make you feel fuller, so that you are prompted to stop eating and there is reduced food intake. These medications improve your body’s response to insulin, especially when you combine them with regular exercise and a balanced diet. Gradual weight loss occurs because of the reduced calorie intake.

GLP-1 medications are manufactured under several brand names such as Ozempic, Wegovy, and Mounjaro. Many popular weight loss drugs contain the same active ingredient – semaglutide. Tirzepatide is a related medication that mimics the effects of GLP-1 and another hormone called glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP).

Our weight loss program patients have access to a variety of prescription compounded weight loss medications and treatments from DrWell including:

• Semaglutide
• Tirzepatide
• Bupropion
• Metformin
• GLP-I Injections

Medications are available in several forms for weight loss program patients including injections, sublingual (under the tongue) drops, orally disintegrating tablets (ODTs), oral capsules or tablets, and nasal sprays. Injections can be administered into the abdomen, outer thighs, upper buttocks, or the backs of the upper arms.

These products are sourced from FDA-registered manufacturers. As is the case with any medication, some people may experience side effects as the body adjusts. We may recommend that our weight loss program patients start with a low dose and gradually increase it over time to reduce side effects.

What Are the Benefits of DrWell’s Weight Loss Program?

Patients often report transformative results, as prioritizing their health with the DrWell weight loss program can help them look and feel their best. You’re likely to spend much less on food every month after starting our weight loss program –money that can be invested into your health instead. Studies have shown that people using GLP-1s have lost an average of 10% to 15% of their body weight within one year, and overall, over 20% of their body weight.

Who is a Candidate for Our Weight Loss Program?

The most suitable weight loss program for you will depend on your unique health and wellness goals. We will evaluate your medical history and current health to help you decide whether our weight loss program is right for you. It is not safe to take GLP-1 medications for our weight loss program if you are pregnant, are hypersensitive to GLP-1, or are living with a severe gastrointestinal condition.

Which Cosmetic Procedures Complement Weight Loss Programs?

It’s safe to undergo plastic surgery after taking GLP-1 medications for our weight loss program. In most cases, you will not need to quit our weight loss program before you have surgery. It will also be safe or resume our weight loss program with GLP-1 medications after you have had cosmetic surgery, but it may affect the results from your procedure.

Liposuction can be an option to consider if you have lost weight with a weight loss program but still have one or more small, isolated areas of resistant fat that aren’t responsive to weight loss efforts.

After experiencing massive weight loss and achieving their weight goals, patients are often interested in skin tightening procedures to get rid of any excess, stretched skin that may be left behind. This excess skin can be worrisome to some patients and prevent them from reaching their body image goals.

Post-weight loss body contouring can help tighten the skin on the arms, thighs, abdomen, back, buttocks, or other areas, to your new, smaller body shape. A body lift is a procedure or combination of procedures that is used to remove excess skin and fat while tightening underlying tissues. We provide body lift techniques including a full body lift, upper body lift, posterior body lift, and back lift, to dramatically enhance your body contour. A breast lift reduces excess skin to provide a more lifted, perkier breast shape. An arm lift (brachioplasty) can provide sleeker, more sculpted arms and a tummy tuck can provide a firmer, flatter, and slimmer abdominal area.