Understanding the risks and side effects of these medications, and comparing with our proven weight loss surgery options.
Navigating Weight Loss Injections
Our Initial Thoughts
Blossom is very excited by the advancement in the efficacy of these medications, we want to make sure everyone approaches the medications with a full understanding of what to expect, costs, side effects, and make sure their expectations are in line with the available literature. Our intent is not to instill fear of these medications, as they can be very beneficial to clients who do not have a lot of excess weight to lose, but maintaining weight loss with these medications can prove to be difficult.
Expected Weight Loss
- Clients who start a weight loss injection, hope to lose up to 20-25% of their total weight over the course of 68 weeks.
- This represents the BEST responders, and not everyone loses the 20-25%. Many patients we’ve seen lose a bit when they first start the medications, but the weight loss tapers off early in the process despite stepwise increase in the dosing.
- The average weight loss is in the 10-15% range when looking at the newer medications in general.
Compare Blossom Bariatrics Safe Sleeve® Procedure
Over the years, Dr. Tom has perfected the Patented Safe Sleeve® – a unique and safer way to perform a vertical sleeve gastrectomy. The Safe Sleeve is performed laparoscopically and on an outpatient basis and only performed by Dr. Tom or his professionally trained surgeons at Blossom Bariatrics.
Blossom has had thousands of clients who have achieved long term success after weight loss surgery. While these medications can be enticing to try, and show short term results, weight loss surgery is still the best option for long term weight management.
Weight loss surgery still the best option for some with obesity
Side Effects and Complications of Weight Loss Injections
As with any new medication there are known and unknown side effects. We have found some articles that outline the immediate and long term side effects that have been discovered.
- Stomach Paralysis
- Suicidal Thoughts
- Stomach/Gastrointestinal Pain
- Nausea & Vomiting
- Overdose
- Death
Comparing the Costs
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- Consult And Surgery In As Little as 2 Days!
- Includes All Surgeon, Facility, Dietitian & Anesthesia Fees
- Pre-Paid Discounted Rate – No Surprise Billing
- Hotel Accommodations & Ground transportation to & from appointments
- Patented Safe Sleeve Technique
- Starting as low as $9,800*
Average Cost of Weight Loss Injections
The average cost of weight loss injections can range from $500-$1000 per month, this can add up quickly over the course of 1 year. And it certainly adds up when considering the maintenance dose required to help you keep off the weight. So a lot of our patients actually will save money in the long run and lose more weight when comparing injections vs surgery.
Taking the medication for 2 years could cost upwards of $24,000!
