BARIATRIC SERVICES

The time has finally come! Arboretum Weight Management is now up and running. In the past many patients have expressed interest in taking a step towards a healthier lifestyle. Arboretum Weight Management’s founding purpose is to give patients education, resources, and physician-supervised weight management. All of this is necessary to succeed in improving not only your physical appearance, but your overall health as well.

As a bariatric physician, I have specific knowledge and training to prescribe individual nutrition, exercise and life changes that will put you on the road to looking and feeling great. If you are like many of my patients, you have tried many diets and fads but found in the end that none of them cause weight loss permanently. A program of custom-tailored, physician-supervised, weight loss management can make a huge difference. This is not a “cookie cutter” approach but instead a plan which identifies your emotional and physical barriers to weight loss success. The tools that you will learn will help you succeed in your weight loss plan.

During your appointments, you will have a chance to express your concerns and to ask me any questions that you may have. My staff and I will monitor your progress and make adjustments to your weight loss program as needed. Most importantly, we offer you the support you need to make your weight loss happen. Your intake appointment will include screening blood work, body fat analysis and completion of a detailed questionnaire and food preferences that will help me better assess your weight loss hurdles. Next, we will meet to create a new daily plan to reach not only your weight loss goals but to also become healthier and more fit. Once you are well on your way to a healthier lifestyle, we will meet weekly to provide additional supplements, track your weight loss and continue to provide encouragement. I look forward to working with you as a partner in meeting your weight loss goals!

Dr. Mala Freeman-Kwaku

Initial Assessment-$225

Includes:

• Body fat analysis
• Vitamin dispensing
• Measurements
• Photos
• Food diary and overall health assessment

Follow-Up Assessment-included in initial fee

• Discussion of lab results
• Food diary
• Exercise habits
• Vitamin dispensing
• Goal projection

Weekly Visits-$40

• Measurements
• Basic cardiac exam
• Vitamin dispensing
• Hunger and mood assessment
• Coaching

Together, you and I are on the road to weight loss success. I look forward to our journey! Please call (704) 341-1103 to make an appointment today.