WELLNESS · SMART AESTHETICS, DUBAI
Medical Weight Loss in Dubai
Smart approach. Lasting change.
Doctor-led weight management with medication where it is clinically appropriate — assessed and delivered under DHA-licensed medical supervision at Smart Care Polyclinic, Deira.
- Personalised plan
- Doctor-led
- Reviewed monthly
What is Medical Weight Loss?
This is a medical programme, not an aesthetic package. It begins with a doctor consultation, measurements and blood tests to understand what is actually driving the weight — thyroid function, insulin resistance, medications and sleep all matter.
Where it is clinically appropriate, prescription medication such as a GLP-1 receptor agonist may be offered as part of the plan. These are prescription-only medicines with real side effects and clear eligibility criteria; they are not dispensed on request.
The trial evidence is genuinely strong. Over 104 weeks, semaglutide alongside lifestyle intervention produced a mean weight change of −15.2% against −2.6% on placebo.1
Weigh this finding just as heavily: a year after stopping the drug, participants had regained roughly two-thirds of the weight they lost.2 That is why this is framed as ongoing treatment of a chronic condition rather than a course you finish and walk away from.
How it works
After the initial assessment and bloods, your doctor sets a plan with a target rate of loss and a review schedule. If medication is included, it is started at a low dose and titrated upward with monitoring at each step. Follow-ups track weight, measurements, side effects and bloods, and cover the part that decides long-term outcomes: what happens when the medication stops.
How it works, in a picture
Who performs this
Every plan starts with a consultation. Which clinician you see depends on availability and on what the assessment finds.
Benefits
Treatment areas
- Whole body
- Metabolic health
- Nutrition
- Long-term maintenance
Pricing
All prices in UAE dirhamsThe AED 99 specialist consultation is waived when you book a programme. Every price here is for the programme — the doctor's time, the bloods and the reviews. Any medication your doctor decides is appropriate is prescribed and priced separately, and is never included in these figures. Prices are fixed and confirmed at your visit; the doctor recommends only what suits you. All prices are exclusive of 5% VAT.
Expected results
Outcomes vary considerably with the starting point, the plan and how well it fits your life. A steady, sustainable rate of loss is the goal, reviewed at each follow-up. Anyone quoting you a guaranteed number of kilos in a fixed number of weeks is guessing.
Who it may suit
Appropriate for people whose weight is affecting their health and who want a medically supervised approach. Medication is not suitable for everyone — pregnancy, breastfeeding, certain thyroid and pancreatic histories and some medication combinations rule it out, which the assessment establishes before anything is prescribed.
Side effects & aftercare
Individual responses vary — the team explains everything before treatment and is one message away after it.
- GLP-1 medications commonly cause nausea, reflux or constipation, particularly in the first weeks and after each dose increase.
- Report severe abdominal pain, persistent vomiting or signs of dehydration to the clinic promptly.
- Protein intake and resistance training matter — losing weight rapidly without them costs you muscle.
- Attend the scheduled reviews; dose changes and blood monitoring depend on them.
Frequently asked questions
No. These are prescription-only medicines with defined eligibility criteria and real side effects. They require a consultation, blood tests and ongoing monitoring, and a doctor here will decline if you do not meet the criteria.
Weight regain is common if nothing else has changed — which is exactly why the programme covers nutrition, activity and a maintenance plan from the start rather than at the end.
A steady, sustainable rate is the target, and it varies with your starting point and plan. Faster is not better: rapid loss without adequate protein and resistance training costs muscle as well as fat.
For most people, yes. Nausea and digestive effects are common early on and after each dose increase, and usually settle. Titrating slowly with monitoring is how that is managed, and the dose can be held or reduced.
References
- Garvey WT, Batterham RL, Bhatta M, et al.. Two-year effects of semaglutide in adults with overweight or obesity: the STEP 5 trial. Nature Medicine. 2022;28(10):2083-2091. PMID 36216945. doi:10.1038/s41591-022-02026-4Average weight loss sustained over two years in a randomised trial — an average, with individual results ranging widely either side of it.
- Wilding JPH, Batterham RL, Davies M, et al.. Weight regain and cardiometabolic effects after withdrawal of semaglutide: The STEP 1 trial extension. Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism. 2022;24(8):1553-1564. PMID 35441470. doi:10.1111/dom.14725Weight and cardiometabolic measures largely returned towards baseline a year after the medication stopped — cited so nobody reads a weight programme as a one-off fix.
Sources are listed for the specific statements they support. They are published research and guidance, not a substitute for a consultation — what applies to you is decided by a doctor who has assessed you.
Clinical content reviewed by Smart Care Polyclinic, a DHA-licensed facility in Deira, Dubai. Treatments are delivered by DHA-licensed practitioners after a consultation.