Herman Aesthetiques adds medical weight loss and metabolic medicine

Herman Aesthetiques is expanding beyond cosmetic surgery and medspa care with new weight management and metabolic medicine services in the Philadelphia area and Scranton. The move taps growing demand for obesity and hormone-related treatment while building on the practice's background in post-weight-loss body contouring.

Why it matters: - Herman Aesthetiques is broadening its practice into medical weight loss and metabolic medicine, adding another path for patients seeking obesity-related and hormone-related care. - The expansion reflects how newer weight-loss treatments are changing care for obesity and metabolic disorders. - The addition also ties into the practice's existing expertise in body contouring after major weight loss.

What happened: - Herman Aesthetiques announced that it is now offering weight management and metabolic medicine. - The practice operates in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, and in Scranton, Pennsylvania, in partnership with LMG Cosmetics. - Charles K. Herman, M.D., leads the practice. - The current service mix includes facelift surgery, necklift surgery, blepharoplasty, breast augmentation, breast lift and reduction, abdominoplasty, liposuction, fillers, neuromodulators, chemical peels and Obagi medical-grade skin care products.

The details: - The new offerings include weight management, comprehensive metabolic workups, hormone testing and hormone replacement. - Herman Aesthetiques will also treat inflammatory skin disorders, including acne. - The practice says its providers have several years of experience treating weight loss and metabolic disorders at local hospitals and clinics. - Dr. Herman has written and edited major work in the field, including Encyclopedia of Body Sculpting After Massive Weight Loss (Thieme Publishers, 2011). - The book won an award from the British Medical Association. - The textbook is used in libraries and medical schools around the world. - Dr. Herman has lectured internationally on plastic surgery after weight loss, including after medication-based weight loss, gastric bypass, gastric sleeve and gastric banding. - His textbooks have been translated into multiple languages, including Spanish and Chinese. - He has also taught at medical society meetings in the U.S., Mexico and Guatemala on facelifts, arm lifts, tummy tucks and lower body lifts. - Dr. Herman is director of cosmetic surgery at Temple University Health System and performs surgery at Temple Health-Chestnut Hill Hospital north of Philadelphia. - Post-weight-loss surgery often requires customized planning because patients may have both cosmetic and functional issues, including rashes, skin infections and excess skin.

Between the lines: - The expansion positions Herman Aesthetiques to capture patients earlier in the weight-loss journey, not only after major weight loss has already occurred. - Adding metabolic medicine could make the practice more competitive as aesthetic centers increasingly combine cosmetic and medical treatment models. - Dr. Herman's publishing and teaching history gives the new service line added credibility in a specialized area of body contouring.

What's next: - Herman Aesthetiques is now accepting patients for the new weight management and metabolic medicine services. - The practice is likely to lean on its existing cosmetic and post-weight-loss surgery expertise as these services grow. - More information is available through the practice's social media page.