Medical Weight Loss Program in Scarsdale, NY

Medical weight loss means a licensed provider evaluates you, decides whether prescription treatment is appropriate, and manages it over months rather than handing over a diet sheet. If diets have worked for a while and then stalled, the cause is rarely effort. Appetite hormones, insulin resistance, thyroid function, medications and past dieting all shape how the body holds weight, and a program built on labs is how those get found.

Candidacy is decided by a provider. The FDA-approved weight-management GLP-1 medications are labeled for adults with a BMI of 30 or higher, or 27 or higher with a weight-related condition, and the program also suits people who want a supervised plan without medication.

• Weight-loss resistance or plateaus despite diet and exercise
• Increased appetite or constant cravings
• Weight-related conditions such as high blood pressure or prediabetes
• People coming off a GLP-1 who want a plan to hold the result

Results vary widely, and nobody can promise a number. These are the points most programs skip.

Results vary. Trial averages describe groups, not individuals. Some people lose much more, some much less.

Side effects. Nausea, diarrhea, vomiting and constipation are common while doses rise. Pancreatitis and gallbladder problems are rarer but serious.

Who should not take a GLP-1. Anyone with a personal or family history of medullary thyroid carcinoma or MEN 2, or who is pregnant.

Muscle. Some weight lost on a GLP-1 is lean mass. Protein and resistance training protect it, and the SECA scan shows whether they are working.

A metabolic workup. Labs drawn at the Scarsdale clinic look for drivers such as insulin resistance and thyroid problems before a plan is set.

A SECA body composition scan. Fat and lean mass are measured separately, so progress is judged on what you lose, not only on the scale.

Medication when it fits. Semaglutide or tirzepatide, prescribed only when the evaluation supports it and increased gradually with follow-up.

Coaching that sticks. Wellness coaching pairs the medical plan with practical nutrition, protein and strength-training targets that protect muscle.

A maintenance plan. Weight tends to return when GLP-1 medication stops. Staying on, tapering or building habits to hold the result is planned from the start.

In the clinic, by telehealth, or a mix of both.

1. Intake and consultation. Your history, medications, goals and past attempts, reviewed with a provider.
2. Labs and scan. Bloodwork and a SECA body composition scan at the clinic, or labs near home for telehealth patients.
3. Your plan. Medication if appropriate, plus nutrition and movement targets.
4. Follow-up and maintenance. Dose changes, side-effect management and, later, a plan for keeping the weight off.

Protocol Health's weight loss clinic is at 700 White Plains Rd #30 in Scarsdale, a physician-led program with labs and a body composition scan on site. Patients come from across Westchester County, including Scarsdale, White Plains, Eastchester, New Rochelle and Yonkers, and eligible patients in NY, NJ, CT, FL and CA can be seen by telehealth.

700 White Plains Rd #30, Scarsdale, NY 10583. Eligible patients can also start and continue the program by telehealth in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Florida and California.

No. Medication is prescribed only when the evaluation supports it. Some patients follow the program with labs, coaching and follow-up alone.

A licensed provider evaluates you, orders labs, decides whether prescription treatment is appropriate and monitors you over time. A diet program does none of that.

That starts the maintenance conversation: staying on a medication, tapering deliberately or building the habits that hold more of the result. It is planned from the start.

Protocol Health is a direct-care practice. We can provide documentation you may submit for eligible out-of-network benefits, and HSA and FSA cards are accepted for eligible services.

Yes, if you are eligible. Many patients start with a visit in Scarsdale and continue by video.