5 Ways to Build a Better Comprehensive Weight Loss Program

It’s no secret that the weight loss movement is booming. And booming might be a bit of an understatement. With so many medspas and wellness clinics offering weight loss programs and semaglutide or tirzepatide injections, it’s more important than ever to make sure your weight loss program stands apart from your competition. Continuing your digital marketing effort, promoting your services on social media, and leveraging patient testimonials are all key. But there is one surefire thing you can do to attract new patients and keep them satisfied: build a comprehensive weight loss program. 

A comprehensive program ensures you’re giving your patients the support, tools, and treatments they need to succeed. Here are a few of the best ways you can build a comprehensive program. 

1. Provide Supplements and Wellness Services 

Compounded injections are at the center of your weight loss program. But there are so many other effective ways to offer holistic support to your patients. Everything from supplements to vitamin injections to detox kits to BHRT can help support your patient’s health as they start their medication. Supplements and vitamin injections can help support energy, proper nutrition, hormones, and so much more. You can supply these supplements in your practice or use a program like Fullscript to make sure your patients are getting the best quality supplements. 

Detox kits are especially good for when patients are starting their weight loss medication. It can help prepare their bodies for a new eating plan and kick-start the weight loss journey. 

Doing a wellness panel, or even a more extensive blood test, can also help provide clear insight into what’s going on in your patient’s body that might be holding them back on their weight loss journey. This allows you to provide even more individual support based on their unique health.  

2. Create a Support System 

For many of your patients, this might not be their first attempt to lose weight. Maybe they’ve yo-yo dieted or tried the trendy exercises or did everything “right” and haven’t seen results. Although you’re there to help with their health and physiology, offering emotional support and practical tools to help them on their journey can help your patients stay committed, and positive, while achieving the sustainable weight loss they’re looking for. This can mean providing everything from food journals and eating plans to exercise recommendations. We also recommend providing ways for your patients to follow their success at home like smart scales that can also measure body composition. 

3. Offer More Than One Medication 

Compounded semaglutide and tirzepatide are certainly the most popular weight loss medications on the market. However, there are many other peptides available that can help with body composition that might be a good fit for some patients. These peptides offer another way for you to provide personalized services and support that your competitors may not offer. 

4. Cross-sell Your Aesthetic Services 

Your patients have put in the hard work, they’re seeing results, and here’s where you can help their transformation really shine. Skin tightening treatments, cellulite reduction, fillers and toxins, and even fat reduction treatments can help your patients feel and look their best. Not only will you have more satisfied patients, but you can continue to add more revenue. 

5. Provide Patient Education 

There is a lot of information swirling around the internet about semaglutides, tirzepatides, side effects, effectiveness... you name it. One of the best ways to make sure your future patients and incoming leads get solid information about what you offer at your practice is with video education. The Clarity Practice Performance System seamlessly engages with your patients by sending a series of short videos directly to their phones when they inquire or book a consultation. Learn more about the Engagement feature here. We created a new wellness library to educate on the most popular treatments on the market. You can preview the entire new series, as well as the rest of the educational videos in our aesthetics library.

Don’t miss our upcoming webinar, The FDA & Your Weight Loss Program: Expert Panel Discussion, on December 4th at 5:00 pm PT / 8:00 pm ET. We’ll have special guests Dr. Johnny Franco from Austin Plastic Surgeon, Sam Pondrom from the law firm Byrd Adatto, and Erica Crawford from Influx Marketing. This webinar will help aesthetic and wellness practices like you stay ahead of regulatory changes and develop strategic plans to maintain uninterrupted service to their patients.