Weight Management Center: Program Options
Lifestyle Changes
Lifestyle adjustments, including healthy eating, physical activity, and attitude, represent the foundation of any successful weight loss plan. The UPMC Weight Management Center integrates the expertise of a multidisciplinary team with current research findings to develop individualized weight loss plans designed to meet the weight loss and health goals of each patient.
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Medication Therapy
The UPMC Weight Management Center works individually with patients to assist them in making significant lifestyle changes. However, in specific instances medication therapy may be needed to complement these efforts. Also called pharmacotherapy, medication therapy provides a useful supplement to lifestyle modification, helping to optimize sustainable weight reduction.
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Bariatric Surgery
The UPMC Weight Management Center works with each individual to determine the plan of care best suited to meet their health and weight loss goals. For the severely obese, it may be determined that surgery is the best option. In this instance patients, are referred to an experienced surgical program within the UPMC Health System that is dedicated to helping patients lose weight through minimally invasive surgical procedures such as; Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, adjustable gastric banding (LapBand), and biliopancreatic diversion.
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