Dr. Rocio Salas-Whalen

You're losing weight slowly, so you're allowing your skin to adapt to the changes. But if you lose weight rapidly, it means that you're also losing muscle. It means that you don't have enough protein in your diet, so you're not making collagen and elastin.

So I'm going to, there's a phrase that I use a lot and I'm going to repeat it until I don't have to, but the efficacy and the safety of this medication is going to depend on the expertise on who is prescribing it to you.

So I'm going to, there's a phrase that I use a lot and I'm going to repeat it until I don't have to, but the efficacy and the safety of this medication is going to depend on the expertise on who is prescribing it to you.

So I'm going to, there's a phrase that I use a lot and I'm going to repeat it until I don't have to, but the efficacy and the safety of this medication is going to depend on the expertise on who is prescribing it to you.

Yes. It means that it's a medication. It's a medical treatment. And you need medical supervision to decrease side effects and to achieve weight loss to have the most results from this medication, right? I've never had to stop the medication for any of those symptoms that you mentioned. It's very important to take the time to explain to the patient.

Yes. It means that it's a medication. It's a medical treatment. And you need medical supervision to decrease side effects and to achieve weight loss to have the most results from this medication, right? I've never had to stop the medication for any of those symptoms that you mentioned. It's very important to take the time to explain to the patient.

Yes. It means that it's a medication. It's a medical treatment. And you need medical supervision to decrease side effects and to achieve weight loss to have the most results from this medication, right? I've never had to stop the medication for any of those symptoms that you mentioned. It's very important to take the time to explain to the patient.

To have this conversation, to talk about weight with a patient, you need time. It's very hard to have such a vulnerable conversation with somebody in 15 minutes, let alone then explain to them about medications and how they work. Okay. You need to build trust, right? And you can only achieve that if you take your time to talk to a patient.

To have this conversation, to talk about weight with a patient, you need time. It's very hard to have such a vulnerable conversation with somebody in 15 minutes, let alone then explain to them about medications and how they work. Okay. You need to build trust, right? And you can only achieve that if you take your time to talk to a patient.

To have this conversation, to talk about weight with a patient, you need time. It's very hard to have such a vulnerable conversation with somebody in 15 minutes, let alone then explain to them about medications and how they work. Okay. You need to build trust, right? And you can only achieve that if you take your time to talk to a patient.

And that's one of the reasons that I decided to do private practices because I knew I could offer more patients if I had the time. To decrease the possibility of side effects, you really need to make your research, do your research, do your due diligence before you go to somebody to get this medication done. And they should be a medical doctor.

And that's one of the reasons that I decided to do private practices because I knew I could offer more patients if I had the time. To decrease the possibility of side effects, you really need to make your research, do your research, do your due diligence before you go to somebody to get this medication done. And they should be a medical doctor.

And that's one of the reasons that I decided to do private practices because I knew I could offer more patients if I had the time. To decrease the possibility of side effects, you really need to make your research, do your research, do your due diligence before you go to somebody to get this medication done. And they should be a medical doctor.

Ideally, they should be a medical doctor, but it could be a nurse practitioner, it could be a PA that they're specialized in obesity.

Ideally, they should be a medical doctor, but it could be a nurse practitioner, it could be a PA that they're specialized in obesity.

Ideally, they should be a medical doctor, but it could be a nurse practitioner, it could be a PA that they're specialized in obesity.

Yes. So every patient should come into a visit every eight to 10 weeks. when they are taking these medications, right? Because to see if it's working, what's not working, how is your muscle mass? Are you losing mass? Do we need to slow down the medication? Do we need to decrease for the greater good of muscle?

Yes. So every patient should come into a visit every eight to 10 weeks. when they are taking these medications, right? Because to see if it's working, what's not working, how is your muscle mass? Are you losing mass? Do we need to slow down the medication? Do we need to decrease for the greater good of muscle?

Yes. So every patient should come into a visit every eight to 10 weeks. when they are taking these medications, right? Because to see if it's working, what's not working, how is your muscle mass? Are you losing mass? Do we need to slow down the medication? Do we need to decrease for the greater good of muscle?

So every patient is individual and we try to adjust their lifestyle, but we need to see those frequent visits to see where the patient is, right? Are they tolerating it? Can we go up? Do we need to go up or do we need to come down on the dose?