HORMONAL OPTIMIZATION
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Hormonal optimization can play a key role in resolving many of the concerns that bring patients to Dr. Jason Emer’s medical practice in Beverly Hills. Dr. Emer, a board-certified dermatologist and facial and body sculpting expert, often incorporates hormonal optimization into anti-aging, body contouring, and sexual rejuvenation treatment plans to support long-term improvements.
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What Is Hormonal Optimization?
Hormonal optimization can improve how we feel, how we look, and how we function in our daily lives. Hormones are responsible for regulating many systems of the body. When hormone levels are balanced, the body can function as it should. Patients with optimized hormone levels often report having more energy, feeling sexier, getting great sleep, and having a more positive state of mind.
However, when even just one hormone is out of balance, we can experience a cascade of unpleasant effects. Hormone imbalance can quickly diminish your quality of life, and if left untreated, can put you at risk for serious health complications. Fortunately, hormonal optimization can get you back on track and feeling your best.
What Causes Hormone Imbalance?
Many factors can disrupt hormonal balance, including our exercise habits, exposure to environmental toxins, our diet, our stress levels, and our genetics. Additionally, both men and women experience age-related hormonal changes that can dramatically influence how we look and feel.
Symptoms of Hormone Imbalance
Since hormones dictate the way many systems of the body function, hormonal imbalance can manifest in many ways. Common signs of hormonal imbalance in men and women can include:
- Weight gain
- Decreased energy levels
- Muscle and/or joint pain
- Changes in heart rate (increase or decrease)
- Anxiousness
- Depressed mood
- Low libido
- Increased hunger and/or thirst
- Brittle and/or thinning hair
- Poor sleep or inability to sleep
Hormonal Imbalance Symptoms in Women
Our hormone optimization experts treat female patients for a range of hormonal conditions, including estrogen dominance, low testosterone, overproduction of cortisol, and thyroid hormone imbalance. Female-specific symptoms of hormonal imbalance can include:
- Headaches
- Hair loss
- Excessive hair growth on the face or chin
- Acne on the upper back, chest, and/or face
- Irregular periods
- Vaginal dryness
- Discomfort during sex
Hormonal Imbalance Symptoms in Men
For males, optimizing testosterone levels is extremely important. Without adequate testosterone, men may experience:
- Difficulty maintaining muscle mass
- Inability to concentrate
- Erectile dysfunction (ED)
- Gynecomastia
- Decreased facial and body hair growth
What to Expect
Hormonal Optimization
If hormone imbalance is suspected, Dr. Emer will recommend a consultation with one of his hormone optimization experts. In the consultation, you will share your cosmetic and/or functional concerns, treatment goals, medical history, and information on any medications you take. It is also important to discuss your diet and exercise habits. Our expert will consider all of these factors when determining your optimal hormone levels and how you can achieve them.
Comprehensive lab work is crucial for hormonal optimization. Through an evaluation of the metabolic and hormonal factors in your blood, our hormone optimization experts can identify overproduction and underproduction of specific hormones. This in-depth analysis is conducted in the context of the patient’s lifestyle, medical history, medications, diet, and fitness habits in order to accurately diagnose and resolve hormonal imbalance.
The Dr. Emer Difference
Hormonal Optimization
Dr. Emer often recommends hormonal optimization to enhance the results of anti-aging protocols, body sculpting and fat reduction procedures, and sexual rejuvenation treatments. Hormonal optimization can result in more noticeable, sustainable results from cosmetic treatments, including:
Vaginal Beautification™
Tightening, beautifying, and enhancing the vaginal area can often be just one component of improving a woman’s sexual experience. Hormonal optimization can provide long-term improvements for hormone-related vaginal dryness, lack of sensitivity, and low libido.
Penile Enhancement
Penile enhancement procedures can provide aesthetic improvements and increase sexual pleasure. However, suboptimal hormone levels can interfere with the patient’s sexual drive and performance. Hormonal optimization can be a precursor to the patient being able to enjoy his new look and new confidence to the fullest.
Regenerative Medicine
Regenerative medicine therapies can prevent and slow signs of aging, reduce inflammation, and improve the body’s overall function. When hormone levels are optimized, the benefits of these therapies are often more noticeable and longer-lasting.
Fat Reduction Procedures
Hormonal imbalance can cause persistent weight gain throughout the body and/or increased belly fat, which means patients may not be able to achieve or maintain their desired results from fat reduction treatments. Resolving the imbalance can improve fat reduction treatment outcomes and make it easier for the patient to maintain a healthy weight.
What Is the Best Treatment for Hormonal Imbalance?
Our hormone optimization experts create a customized protocol for each patient’s unique needs. Lifestyle changes often provide the foundation for hormonal optimization. Our experts may recommend dietary changes, nutritional supplements, altering your exercise regimen, and/or practicing stress reduction techniques as part of your treatment.
Hormone therapy in the form of topical creams, injections, or patches can deliver specific hormones to the body to create a more balanced hormonal condition. Our expert practitioners are meticulous about monitoring your body’s response to the treatment and adjusting the therapy as needed.
How Much Does Hormonal Optimization Cost?
Hormonal optimization treatments are customized for each individual patient, so pricing varies from patient to patient. The cost of hormonal optimization is determined by the type or types of treatment required to balance your hormone levels.
Get the Best Hormonal Optimization in Beverly Hills
If you no longer have the energy, motivation, and exuberance you once had, you may be suffering from a hormonal imbalance. Contact us today to schedule a consultation at our West Hollywood office. Dr. Emer and his hormonal optimization experts are here to help and will work together to leverage their knowledge and find solutions that address the internal and external factors keeping you from living your most fulfilling life.