The HCG Diet allows you to lose weight rapidly (up to one pound per day) and protect muscle mass and metabolism at the same time. The HCG Diet uses the hormome HCG, which tells the body to change the way it stores and uses fat. You'll lose stored fat – the type that is hardest to get rid of – first, rather than burning normal fat and muscle fat to lose weight. Find out more about MediSlimHCG, the HCG Diet plan offered exclusively by The Finer Touch. Then, contact us to get started.

While nothing in medicine can be said to be 100% safe, the HCG Diet poses less risk than the use of prescription appetite suppressants – another common weight loss tool. Most of the HCG Diet criticism centers on the lack of FDA approval. However, this is true of many medications. For example, most over-the-counter supplements are not FDA approved for the uses claimed on the bottle. Most risks attributed to the HCG Diet are derived from other uses of the HCG hormone in infertility and other applications where the dosage is much higher. In the original paper published on the HCG Diet, tens of thousands of people were treated without any serious side-effects. However, the HCG Diet is a rapid weight loss program and not appropriate for everyone. Medical clearance is recommended.

We try to encourage our patients to use the injection form of HCG. It is a subcutaneous injection with a very small needle – there is no way to do it wrong. As part of our HCG Diet program, we teach our patients how to administer injections and make sure they are comfortable doing so. We've had several patients who were convinced they would not be able to give themselves injections be surprised at just how easy it is. So far, no one has been unable to learn. However, drops are used as a backup but are not preferred because the absorption of HCG is much more variable.

Absolutely! Our acne treatments range from skin rejuvenation procedures that treat the top layers of the skin to lasers that go deeper, under the scars, and help the pits fill back in. Skin rejuvenation treatments include chemical peels and photofacials. Laser treatments are typically fractional or microlasers using the Sciton Laser. View our skin rejuvenation before and after photos.

Many spas offer treatments called this and there are likely a lot of variations in what it includes. Most seem to be geared towards skin rejuvenation – tightening loose skin and stretch marks in the abdominal area. Loose skin can indeed be tightened with a skin rejuvenation laser treatment (like SkinTyte) and the appearance of stretch marks can be diminished with laser treatments or phototherapy skin rejuvenation treatments.


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