You zip up a pair of jeans that have sat in the drawer for three years, and then catch your cheeks in the changing-room mirror. At Regents Park Aesthetics on Wimpole Street, medical weight management is built around the plan rather than the product, and that plan is where the story gets interesting.
Four things shape the programme: the monitoring, looking after your muscle, looking after your face, and the plan for stopping. Here is how the Marylebone team approaches each one.
Blood tests shape your plan
Every programme at Regents Park Aesthetics begins with blood tests: thyroid function, HbA1c, liver and kidney function, and lipids.
It is a quick step with a big influence, because the results can reshape the plan entirely.
Knowing your numbers first means the treatment is built around the whole picture.
It is also what makes this a medical programme, led by clinicians on Wimpole Street in the heart of the Harley Street medical district.
Keeping your muscle strong
Muscle is the quiet hero of any weight plan. It is metabolically active, so keeping it makes regain less likely, and it shapes how you look at the end. Rapid weight loss can take muscle as well as fat, which is why we protect it from the start.
Protein intake and resistance training protect it, and both are built into your plan from day one.
A patient who loses two stone and keeps their muscle often looks and feels better than one who loses three and half of it is muscle, which is why the plan covers both.
Your face, planned from day one
This is the conversation patients are most glad to have early.
Facial fat is lost alongside body fat, and unevenly. The mid face softens, the cheeks flatten, the jawline loses definition and the skin has less beneath it. Many people arrive at Wimpole Street delighted with their progress and keen to bring the same freshness back to their face.
Because it is predictable, it is easy to plan for from the very first appointment.
Where it matters to you, there is plenty to be done: volume restoration with filler or a biostimulator, and skin quality treatment for the crepiness that can follow. Regents Park Aesthetics does both, so your face and your body are planned together.
Planning the finish line
The habits you build along the way are what carry you forward once treatment stops. Weight is commonly regained when eating patterns and activity stay the same, so those changes are built in from the start.
Think of treatment as the tool and your habits as the foundation that keeps the result.
Together we plan a gradual step down, and from day one this is a tool within a plan rather than a course with an end date.
Settling in comfortably
Your clinician explains what to expect in the first weeks before you start.
A steady pace is the secret to sticking with it and enjoying the journey.
Your clinician sees you at a monthly review to check how you are getting on.
Frequently Asked Questions
Am I eligible?
Suitability is assessed individually at a face-to-face consultation with a prescriber.
Why do I need blood tests?
The results can reshape the plan entirely, so your treatment is built around the whole picture.
How do I keep the weight off?
The habits you build alongside treatment are what hold the result. This is a tool within a plan rather than a course with an end date, and we plan the exit together.
Will it change my face?
Your face is part of the plan from the start. Facial fat is lost alongside body fat, which can leave the face looking a little deflated, and volume and skin-quality treatments are there to help.
Will I lose muscle?
Protein intake and resistance training keep your muscle strong, and your plan covers both, because muscle helps hold the result.
How do the first weeks feel?
Your clinician explains what to expect and reviews everything with you every month.
Can I get this on the NHS?
Sometimes, through specialist weight management services, though access varies and waiting lists can be long.
Who is the programme designed for?
People whose suitability is confirmed at a face-to-face consultation. It is a medical programme rather than a cosmetic one.
How much does it cost?
£480 for consultation, blood tests and the first month, with ongoing costs quoted at consultation.
Which clinic?
Regents Park Aesthetics on Wimpole Street in Marylebone, with a clinician-led assessment.