Medical Weight Loss
Rochester Hills, MI

Obesity is a complex multifactorial disease requiring a comprehensive and multifaceted approach to care. Contemporary Obstetrics & Gynecology, PC – under the direction of Richard S. Duff M.D. at our Rochester Hills, MI office – offers a proven, physician managed weight loss program. This includes individualized treatment plans and monitored timely visits, to help ensure success.

Overweight and obesity afflicts 21% of females age 12-19 years, 34.4% of women age 20-39 years and 42.1% of women age 40-59 years. In 2014, the American Medical Association (AMA) classified obesity as a disease. In addition to being emotionally devastating, obesity is related to a large number of serious health conditions.

The good news for those suffering from obesity is that even a 5-10% sustained weight loss can improve your health and significantly reduce key risk factors such as blood pressure, decrease medication use, and significantly lower the risk of developing arthritis, sleep apnea and numerous other diseases.

Contemporary Obstetrics & Gynecology offers an established and proven medical weight loss program. By incorporating the Centers for Medical Weight Loss (CMWL) into our bariatric program, we are able to offer our patients a more efficient and effective treatment plan. Our holistic approach combines balanced nutrition, physical activity recommendations, behavior modification instruction and possible recommendation for the need of prescription obesity medication.

Medical
Weight Loss

Rochester Hills

Obesity is a complex multifactorial disease requiring a comprehensive and multifaceted approach to care. Contemporary Obstetrics & Gynecology, PC – under the direction of Richard S. Duff M.D. – offers a proven, physician managed weight loss program. This includes individualized treatment plans and monitored timely visits, to help ensure success.

Overweight and obesity afflicts 21% of females age 12-19 years, 34.4% of women age 20-39 years and 42.1% of women age 40-59 years. In 2014, the American Medical Association (AMA) classified obesity as a disease. In addition to being emotionally devastating, obesity is related to a large number of serious health conditions.

The good news for those suffering from obesity is that even a 5-10% sustained weight loss can improve your health and significantly reduce key risk factors such as blood pressure, decrease medication use, and significantly lower the risk of developing arthritis, sleep apnea and numerous other diseases.

Contemporary Obstetrics & Gynecology offers an established and proven medical weight loss program. By incorporating the Centers for Medical Weight Loss (CMWL) into our bariatric program, we are to offer our patients a more efficient and effective treatment plan. Our holistic approach combines balanced nutrition, physical activity recommendations, behavior modification instruction and possible recommendation for the need of prescription obesity medication.

Medical Weight Loss

What Is Obesity?

In most cases, obesity is defined as an elevated body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 Kg. For overweight, the BMI inflation is 25-29 Kg. The American Medical Association (AMA) recognizes obesity as a disease process with multiple pathophysiologic aspects that require a range of interventions to advance prevention and treatment. Obesity should be treated as an urgent and chronic clinical condition.

Obesity may be caused by a range of factors that include genetics/epigenetics, medical, endocrine, immune, neurobehavioral, environmental, metabolic, cultural and socioeconomic influences. The first priority in treating obesity is to alleviate any feelings of guilt, provide validation and hope.

The Risks of Obesity

Obesity during the childbearing years is associated with infertility, polycystic ovarian disease, an increased risk of diabetes, hypertension, and preeclampsia, as well as higher cesarean delivery rates.

Beyond the childbearing years, obesity can further increase the risk of heart, lung, kidney, gastrointestinal, and neurologic disorders.

Carrying excessive weight may also increase psychiatric illnesses (such as depression), sleep apnea, urinary incontinence, and bone and joint disease. Most alarmingly, it is estimated that up to 41% of cases of cancer can be attributed to overweight and obesity.

Stages of Change

Most patients with obesity have tried repeatedly to lose weight and improve their health. At any time, patients may be in one of five stages of behavioral change:
• Pre-contemplation – unawareness of the problem
• Contemplation – thinking of change within the next 6 months
• Preparation – making plans to change now
• Action – implementation of changes
• Maintenance relapse – restart of unfavorable behavior

Medical Weight Loss
Program

Even a 5-10% sustained weight loss can improve your health and significantly reduce key risk factors. Your supervised medical weight loss program will include:
• Medical history & physical exam
• Height, weight, blood pressure
• BMI
• Waist measurement

4 Cornerstones of
Medical Weight Loss

Indicated laboratory tests may be needed and then an individualized treatment plan will focus on the four cornerstones of treatment:
• Nutrition
• Physical activity
• Behavior modification
• Medication

Medical Weight Loss Rochester Hills, MI

Medical Weight Loss

Rochester Hills

Medical Weight Loss

What Is Obesity?

The Risks of Obesity

Stages of Change

Medical Weight Loss Program

4 Cornerstones of Medical Weight Loss

Medical Weight Loss
Rochester Hills, MI

Medical
Weight Loss

Medical Weight Loss
Program

4 Cornerstones of
Medical Weight Loss