Health and treatment history
Review weight changes, related health conditions, past approaches, and what has or has not helped.
Medical weight management
Medical Weight Loss in NYC and Long Island
A provider-led path for understanding your health, comparing appropriate treatment options, and planning follow-up that fits your needs.
Medical weight management starts with an individual evaluation. A Nao Medical clinician can review your health history, current medicines, prior treatment, weight-related conditions, and goals before discussing next steps. Prescription medication may be one part of care, but it is not automatic or right for everyone.
Individual evaluationHealth history, medicines, prior treatment, and goals are reviewed together.
Treatment choiceOptions are discussed in the context of current indications, risks, and preferences.
Ongoing decisionsFollow-up timing and treatment changes depend on response and clinical needs.
Evaluation comes before treatment
Book the service-specific evaluation. Call if you need help choosing a location or gathering records.
What a medical weight-management evaluation can clarify
A useful evaluation connects weight goals with the rest of your health. Bring the information you already have; the clinician can decide what else is needed.
Current medicines and supplements
Check for safety concerns, interactions, and medicines that may affect appetite or weight.
Goals and expectations
Set priorities that include health, daily function, and a plan you can sustain without promising a specific number on the scale.
Appropriate next steps
Discuss lifestyle support, FDA-approved treatment options when appropriate, follow-up, or referral based on your needs.
Understand the existing medication pathways
Learn how specific medicines differ, then discuss your health history, safety questions, preferences, and coverage with a clinician.
Semaglutide treatment
Review semaglutide-specific candidacy, safety, and care questions.
Learn more →Tirzepatide treatment
Review tirzepatide-specific treatment and follow-up questions.
Learn more →Wegovy treatment
Review injectable Wegovy indications, safety questions, and treatment considerations.
Learn more →Zepbound treatment
Review Zepbound indications, safety questions, and treatment considerations.
Learn more →Semaglutide or tirzepatide
Compare the two active ingredients without treating one option as right for everyone.
Learn more →Weight-loss locations
Compare established local clinic information across NYC and Long Island.
Learn more →Prepare for the first conversation
A few details can make the visit more useful and reduce avoidable follow-up.
- Bring a current list of prescriptions, over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and supplements.
- Bring recent laboratory results or relevant records if they are available. Do not delay care to obtain them on your own.
- Note prior weight-management medicines, side effects, and why treatment stopped or changed.
- Bring your insurance card, but confirm visit and medication benefits separately because coverage can differ.
Related cardiometabolic care
Weight, cholesterol, blood pressure, primary care, and heart health often overlap. Choose the evaluation that best matches your current concern.
Lipid optimization
Review high cholesterol and difficult-to-control LDL in the context of overall cardiovascular risk.
Learn more →Resistant hypertension evaluation
Review blood pressure that remains above goal despite an established treatment plan.
Learn more →Primary care
Connect weight management with preventive care and ongoing condition management.
Learn more →Heart health
Read general cardiovascular-prevention and warning-sign information.
Learn more →Nao Medical locations across NYC and Long Island
Choose the clinic that is easiest to reach. The service-specific booking flow shows the approved clinic choices for this appointment. Call if you need help selecting the right visit.
Bronx
174th Street
932 E 174th St, Bronx, NY 10460
Local weight-management information for patients near West Farms, Crotona Park East, and nearby Bronx neighborhoods. Call first to confirm the correct appointment and current availability.
Queens
Astoria
37-15 23rd Ave, Astoria, NY 11105
Local weight-management information for patients near Astoria, Ditmars, East Elmhurst, and nearby Queens neighborhoods. Call first to confirm the correct appointment and current availability.
Bronx
Bartow Mall
2063A Bartow Ave, Bronx, NY 10475
Local weight-management information for patients near Co-op City, Pelham Bay, Baychester, and nearby Bronx neighborhoods. Call first to confirm the correct appointment and current availability.
Brooklyn
Crown Heights
341 Eastern Pkwy, Brooklyn, NY 11216
Local weight-management information for patients near Crown Heights, Prospect Heights, and nearby Brooklyn neighborhoods. Call first to confirm the correct appointment and current availability.
Long Island
Hicksville
232 W Old Country Rd, Hicksville, NY 11801
Local weight-management information for patients near Hicksville, Plainview, Bethpage, and nearby Nassau County communities. Call first to confirm the correct appointment and current availability.
Queens
Jackson Heights
80-10 Northern Blvd, Jackson Heights, NY 11372
Local weight-management information for patients near Jackson Heights, Elmhurst, Corona, and nearby Queens neighborhoods. Call first to confirm the correct appointment and current availability.
Queens
Jamaica
90-18 Sutphin Blvd, Jamaica, NY 11435
Local weight-management information for patients near Jamaica, Briarwood, Richmond Hill, and nearby Queens neighborhoods. Call first to confirm the correct appointment and current availability.
Queens
Long Island City
30-07 36th Ave, Astoria, NY 11106
Local weight-management information for patients near Long Island City, Astoria, Sunnyside, and nearby Queens neighborhoods. Call first to confirm the correct appointment and current availability.
Long Island
Mineola
135 Mineola Blvd, Mineola, NY 11501
Local weight-management information for patients near Mineola, Garden City, Westbury, and nearby Nassau County communities. Call first to confirm the correct appointment and current availability.
Manhattan
StuyTown
259 1st Ave, New York, NY 10003
Local weight-management information for patients near StuyTown, the East Village, Gramercy, and nearby Manhattan neighborhoods. Call first to confirm the correct appointment and current availability.
Brooklyn
Williamsburg
308 Graham Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11211
Local weight-management information for patients near Williamsburg, Greenpoint, Bushwick, and nearby Brooklyn neighborhoods. Call first to confirm the correct appointment and current availability.
Common questions
What happens at a medical weight-loss evaluation?
The clinician reviews your health history, current medicines, prior treatment, weight-related conditions, goals, and safety questions. The visit determines the next step; it does not guarantee a prescription.
Do I need to take a GLP-1 medicine?
No. Prescription medicine is one possible part of medical weight management. A clinician may discuss lifestyle treatment, an FDA-approved medicine when appropriate, another treatment path, or referral.
How are semaglutide and tirzepatide different?
They are different medicines with different FDA-approved products, indications, warnings, and prescribing information. Your clinician should consider health history, other medicines, prior response, preferences, and coverage rather than choose from marketing claims alone.
Does insurance cover a medical weight-loss visit or medicine?
Coverage varies. The office visit and prescription benefit are separate questions, and an insurer may cover one but not the other. Confirm both before treatment when possible.
How often are follow-up visits needed?
There is no single schedule for every patient. Timing depends on the treatment plan, response, side effects, refill needs, and what the clinician needs to reassess.
What should I bring to the first visit?
Bring your medication and supplement list, relevant records or recent results, prior weight-treatment history, insurance information, and the questions that matter most to you.
Clinical sources
These official sources were checked on August 1, 2026. They support the general medical information and do not replace an individual evaluation.
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
Prescription medications for overweight and obesity
Medication candidacy, shared decision-making, lifestyle support, and coverage questions.
Open source →National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
Treatment for overweight and obesity
Lifestyle treatment and the role of medication or surgical referral in selected patients.
Open source →U.S. Food and Drug Administration
FDA concerns with unapproved GLP-1 drugs used for weight loss
Differences between FDA-approved products and unapproved versions, including quality and dosing concerns.
Open source →Start with the right evaluation
Use the service-specific booking path to choose an approved clinic and time. Call if you need help selecting the right visit.
Weight management when PMOS or PCOS is part of the picture
Polycystic ovary syndrome was renamed polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome, or PMOS, in 2026. Weight treatment should follow the medicine's approved indication while keeping metabolic health, menstrual history, contraception, pregnancy goals, emotional wellbeing, and specialist needs visible.
PMOS and PCOS weight management
Review weight, metabolic health, reproductive goals, and condition-specific treatment questions together.
GLP-1 eligibility
See why a PMOS or PCOS diagnosis does not replace the general criteria for obesity medication.
Pregnancy planning
Review contraception, planned pregnancy, and medication-transition questions before treatment.
GLP-1-based obesity medicines are not FDA approved to treat PMOS or PCOS itself. A clinician must confirm general weight-management eligibility, safety, the correct product, and current insurance or pharmacy requirements.
Health information notice
General information only. This information is not medical advice and does not replace diagnosis, treatment, or guidance from a licensed clinician.
Content was updated August 2, 2026 from the sources cited here. Medical guidance, prescribing information, medication availability, and insurance rules can change. A licensed clinician must confirm current information and determine each patient's eligibility, testing, treatment, administration setting, and follow-up. Call 911 for a medical emergency. Contact Nao Medical with a question or correction.