Commercial insurers like Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, and Anthem typically deny claims unless the patient has both obesity and a weight-related comorbidity (like hypertension or sleep apnea) documented before the prescription
The incidence of cholesterol gallstones is dramatically increasing in parallel with the global epidemic of insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes, expansion of visceral adiposity, obesity, and metabolic syndrome
Laser therapy prompts the creation of more collagen and elastin to fill in the spaces where it ruptured
The effects were most pronounced in overweight and obese individuals and when combined with lifestyle modifications like diet and exercise
These multi-organ benefits explain growing adoption across primary care and endocrinology, though individual response varies based on baseline metabolic status, genetics, and adherence
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