𧬠Medical Weight Management · Apgujeong Hana Clinic
Metabolic Weight Loss Program Seoul
A physician-led program for adults who want to lose weight while improving metabolic health. Your plan may combine medical assessment, laboratory review, body-composition tracking, nutrition, physical activity, behaviour support and prescription treatment when clinically appropriate.
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Board-certified endocrinologist
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Personalised metabolic assessment
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English follow-up in Gangnam
Personalised Care Pathway
Assessment, treatment and maintenance in one connected plan
Doctor supervised
Understand Your Metabolism
Review weight history, body composition, glucose, lipids, liver risk, hormones, medicines, sleep and lifestyle barriers.
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Your Personal
Weight Plan
Weight Plan
Build A Sustainable Strategy
Choose realistic nutrition, movement, behaviour and medical options based on health needs, preferences and response.
MEASURE
Weight, waist and composition
TREAT
Lifestyle and medical options
REVIEW
Progress and side effects
MAINTAIN
Plateau and regain planning
This is not a one-size-fits-all diet or automatic injection package. The endocrinologist recommends only the assessments and treatments that are relevant to your medical history and goals.
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Medical Assessment
Identify weight-related risks, contributing conditions and treatment priorities.
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Meaningful Tracking
Monitor weight together with waist, body composition and metabolic markers.
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Practical Lifestyle Plan
Create realistic eating, activity, sleep and behaviour goals.
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Long-Term Support
Adapt the plan for tolerance, plateaus, maintenance and possible regain.
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Board-Certified Endocrinologist
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Metabolic & Hormone Review
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Lifestyle + Medication Options
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Apgujeong · Gangnam
A Medical Approach To Weight
Weight management works best when the plan addresses health, habits and biology together.
Body weight can be influenced by food patterns and activity, but also by diabetes risk, sleep, medicines, menopause, appetite regulation, fatty liver, stress, muscle loss and other medical factors.
The metabolic weight-loss program begins with understanding those factors rather than assuming every patient needs the same calorie target, test or medicine.
Your care plan may start with lifestyle treatment alone or may include prescription weight-management medicine when the expected benefit is appropriate and safety criteria are met.
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Weight & Waist
Establish a baseline and track central adiposity, not only scale weight.
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Metabolic Risk
Review glucose, cholesterol, blood pressure, liver risk and relevant family history.
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Muscle Protection
Support protein intake, resistance activity and function during weight reduction.
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Appetite & Behaviour
Identify hunger, cravings, emotional eating, routine and environmental barriers.
Why “Metabolic” Weight Loss?
The goal is better health—not simply a lower number on the scale.
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Scale-Only Weight Loss
A scale cannot show whether weight change reflects fat, muscle, water or short-term fluctuation. Rapid loss without a structured plan may also be difficult to maintain.
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Metabolic Weight Management
The program considers body composition, waist, blood pressure, glucose, lipids, liver health, fitness, symptoms and sustainable routines alongside body weight.
Progress may be clinically valuable before a “goal weight” is reached
The doctor sets realistic milestones based on your starting health, treatment response and ability to maintain changes—not appearance-based targets or guaranteed kilograms.
Who May Benefit?
A structured program may help when weight is affecting health or repeatedly returning.
Overweight Or Obesity
Adults seeking a medically supervised plan based on BMI, waist, body composition and overall health risk.
Prediabetes Or Type 2 Diabetes
Weight and glucose treatment can be coordinated so appetite, meals and diabetes medicines are reviewed together.
Metabolic Syndrome
Elevated waist, blood pressure, triglycerides, glucose or low HDL may require a broader cardiometabolic plan.
Fatty Liver Risk
Weight, glucose, triglycerides, alcohol intake, liver enzymes and related risk factors can be assessed.
Repeated Weight Regain
Review what caused previous plans to stop working and build a maintenance strategy from the beginning.
International Patients
Medical explanation, goal setting, prescription guidance and follow-up are available in English.
Your Initial Metabolic Assessment
The first visit identifies what should be measured, treated and monitored.
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No single blood test explains weight gain.
The doctor combines medical history, examination, weight trajectory, symptoms, medicines, body measurements and selected laboratory tests. Testing is individualised rather than ordered as a fixed panel for everyone.
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Weight History
Onset, rate of gain, previous programs, lowest sustainable weight, regain and current goals.
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Body Measurements
Weight, BMI, waist and body composition when useful and available.
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Metabolic Tests
Selected glucose, HbA1c, lipids, liver, kidney or thyroid tests based on clinical need.
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Medicine Review
Identify medicines that may affect appetite, glucose, fluid balance or body weight.
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Sleep & Symptoms
Snoring, daytime sleepiness, fatigue, menstrual changes and other relevant symptoms.
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Eating & Activity Pattern
Meal timing, protein, alcohol, sugary drinks, movement, exercise experience and barriers.
The Core Program
Your plan combines the elements most likely to improve health and remain sustainable.
Personalised Nutrition
Build balanced meals around protein, fibre, vegetables, hydration and a realistic energy deficit without extreme restriction.
Strength & Muscle
Include resistance activity and adequate protein to protect muscle, function and metabolic health.
Daily Movement
Progress walking, aerobic exercise and reduced sedentary time according to fitness and medical conditions.
Behaviour Strategy
Use practical goals, self-monitoring, routine design and relapse planning rather than relying on motivation alone.
Sleep & Recovery
Address sleep schedule, possible sleep apnoea, fatigue and recovery barriers that can affect appetite and activity.
Medical Treatment
Discuss prescription options only when indicated, available and appropriate for your risks and preferences.
Treatment Options
The program can intensify or simplify as your needs change.
πΏ Lifestyle-Led Care
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Structured meal and portion strategy adapted to Korean or international food choices.
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Protein and resistance plan to reduce avoidable muscle loss.
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Walking, aerobic activity and sedentary-time goals matched to fitness.
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Sleep, alcohol, stress, meal timing and behaviour barriers reviewed.
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Regular progress review with adjustment when weight plateaus.
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Medication is considered after eligibility, contraindications and local prescribing requirements are reviewed.
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The best option may differ for diabetes, cardiovascular risk, digestive history, pregnancy plans or other conditions.
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Dose changes require follow-up for appetite, nutrition, glucose and side effects.
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Medication supports rather than replaces eating, activity and maintenance planning.
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Stopping treatment may require a structured plan to reduce weight regain.
Specific medication is never guaranteed from the page title or booking request
The endocrinologist may recommend lifestyle care alone, a different medicine, additional testing, referral or no weight-loss prescription when risks outweigh likely benefit.
Your Program Roadmap
A flexible sequence from baseline assessment to long-term maintenance.
The timing of each phase depends on your starting health, treatment choice, travel schedule and response. This roadmap is not a fixed-duration package.
Baseline
History, measurements, risk review and selected laboratory assessment.
Priorities
Choose the first nutrition, activity, sleep and medical targets.
Start
Begin the agreed plan with clear instructions and monitoring points.
Adjust
Review hunger, routine, weight trend, glucose, tolerance and barriers.
Plateau
Reassess adherence, energy needs, muscle, medicines and next options.
Maintain
Create a continuation or transition plan for long-term weight control.
What We Monitor
Success is evaluated across health, function and sustainability.
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Weight Trend
Look at the direction over time rather than reacting to normal day-to-day fluid changes.
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Waist & Body Composition
Track central fat and muscle trends when measurements are clinically useful.
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Glucose & Lipids
Repeat selected markers according to baseline risk and treatment changes.
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Blood Pressure
Review cardiovascular risk and whether existing medicines need medical reassessment.
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Strength & Function
Protect energy, daily function and muscle while body fat is reduced.
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Plan Sustainability
Check whether meals, activity and treatment remain realistic in daily life.
When The Plan Needs Medical Review
Symptoms, side effects or major health changes should not wait for a routine check.
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Persistent nausea, vomiting, constipation, diarrhoea or inability to eat adequately.
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Dizziness, faintness, dehydration, very low energy or rapid unexpected weight change.
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Low-blood-sugar symptoms when using insulin or medicines that can cause hypoglycaemia.
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A new pregnancy, pregnancy plan, surgery, endoscopy or major medication change.
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Mood, eating behaviour or body-image concerns that make the plan unsafe or distressing.
π¨ Seek Urgent Medical Care
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Severe abdominal pain, especially with repeated vomiting or pain spreading to the back.
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Difficulty breathing, facial swelling, widespread rash or another possible allergic reaction.
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Confusion, collapse, severe weakness or inability to keep down fluids.
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Chest pain, stroke symptoms or another medical emergency.
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Any symptom your doctor has specifically advised requires urgent assessment.
Your Clinic Journey
How the metabolic weight-loss program begins.
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Book In English
Tell the clinic you would like a metabolic weight-management consultation.
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Complete Assessment
Review weight history, medical risks, medicines, measurements and relevant tests.
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Build Your Plan
Agree on nutrition, movement, monitoring and medical treatment when appropriate.
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Review & Maintain
Adjust the plan for response, tolerance, plateaus, travel and long-term maintenance.
Apgujeong, Gangnam
Metabolic weight-management consultation in English.
Apgujeong Hana Clinic provides specialist-led care for obesity, diabetes, hormones and related metabolic conditions for expats, residents and international patients in Seoul.
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328 Apgujeong-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, KFC Building 3F
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Monday–Friday 09:00–19:00
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Saturday 09:00–13:00
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02) 3443-7550
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Dr. Shin Hyun-won
Board-certified endocrinologist and internal-medicine specialist with more than 20 years of experience in diabetes, hormones, obesity and metabolic medicine.
FAQ
Metabolic weight-loss program questions, answered.
Your exact tests, visit frequency and treatment options are individualised after medical assessment.
It is a medically supervised approach that considers body weight together with metabolic health. The plan may combine assessment, selected laboratory tests, body measurements, nutrition, activity, behaviour strategies and prescription treatment when appropriate.
No. Medication is only one possible component. Some patients begin with lifestyle treatment alone, while others may be eligible for prescription medicine after the endocrinologist reviews expected benefit, contraindications and local requirements.
The doctor reviews your weight history, goals, medical conditions, medicines, eating pattern, activity, sleep and relevant symptoms. Weight, waist, body composition or selected laboratory tests may be used when clinically useful.
There is no identical panel for every patient. Depending on history and risk, the doctor may consider glucose, HbA1c, cholesterol, liver, kidney, thyroid or other selected tests. Existing recent results may also be reviewed.
No exact result can be guaranteed. Weight change depends on starting health, adherence, treatment choice, tolerance, sleep, medicines and individual biology. Goals are reviewed using health and sustainability as well as kilograms.
Weight management may be an important part of care for prediabetes, Type 2 diabetes and metabolic fatty liver disease. The doctor will assess your specific diagnosis, laboratory results and whether additional treatment or referral is needed.
Some lean mass can be lost during weight reduction. The program emphasises adequate protein, resistance activity, sensible pace and body-composition or functional monitoring when useful to support muscle preservation.
Follow-up frequency depends on the treatment plan. Medication initiation or dose changes may require closer review, while a stable lifestyle or maintenance plan may use a different interval.
Plateaus are reviewed rather than treated as failure. The doctor may reassess food intake, activity, muscle, sleep, medicines, adherence, side effects, energy needs and whether the current treatment should continue or change.
Yes. Apgujeong Hana Clinic offers English consultation, treatment explanation, prescription guidance and follow-up for residents, expats and international patients in Seoul.
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