Institute for Health Management Aesthetics
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What is Institute for Health Management Aesthetics?
The Institute for Health Management Aesthetics is an aesthetic medicine practice at 141 Lynch Creek Way Suite A in Petaluma, California. You can call (707) 762-0001. The four listed services are Skin Tightening, Dermal/Lip fillers, Weight Loss and Botox, and the menu also lists Skin Pen micro needling. David Chappell, MD, leads the practice. Its own description puts him at 25 years of practice in endocrinology and weight-loss medicine, and he is also described as board-certified in internal medicine and endocrinology. Nayabei Barretto, FNP, is the other listed prescriber. She goes by Naya and is a board certified nurse practitioner who has worked in aesthetics since 2017.
Dr. Chappell's weight loss work centers on a very low-calorie diet built on meal replacement shakes and daily supplements, run under medical supervision. Its weight loss material also covers GLP-1 drugs, naming liraglutide, semaglutide and tirzepatide, sold as Saxenda, Wegovy and Mounjaro. In its own words: "we specialize in the medical management of obesity." On Google, the business is listed as a weight loss service with a rating of 5 from 13 reviews.
What does it cost?
It does not publish prices. No consultation fee, weight loss program price or cosmetic treatment price is published. The one figure given is a discount: new weight loss clients receive 10 percent off the fasting fee for their first month, and the clinic offers free orientations. The fasting fee itself is not stated. It does not publish whether any price includes medication, whether insurance is accepted, or whether telehealth visits are offered. Ask for the full fee schedule before you commit to anything.
What should you ask before you book?
Ask who writes and signs any prescription, Dr. Chappell or Nayabei Barretto, and who you would see for follow-up. Ask whether the program fee covers the medication and the shakes, and whether any GLP-1 drug the clinic prescribes is brand-name or compounded. Ask what the fasting fee is, and what lab work and follow-up visits cost on top of it.
Ask what monitoring looks like during the diet, what happens if side effects come up, and how to reach the clinic outside office hours, since no hours are listed. Finally, ask about cancellation terms and refunds, whether insurance is accepted, and whether any visit can be done by video.
Who is it a good fit for?
This is a good fit if you want a physician-led weight loss program and aesthetic treatments in the same office, and you are comfortable asking for prices before you commit. If you need to know the cost up front, call first and get the numbers in writing before you book.
Sources: ihmaesthetics.com, ihmaesthetics.com/struggling-to-lose-weight-and-keep-it-off-the-vlcd-method-could-be-your-solution, ihmaesthetics.com/weight-loss-program, ihmaesthetics.com/how-warmsculpting-with-sculpsure-is-the-perfect-end-to-your-weight-loss-journey
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What we confirmed
Read off Institute for Health Management Aesthetics’s own website on 2026-10-16. These are their words, not ours.
- ✓Medical weight loss — listed on their site as “For obesity treatment, liraglutide and semaglutide have been marketed as Saxenda and Wegovy, respectively.” source