Lifetime Surgical

About Lifetime Surgical

What is Lifetime Surgical?

Lifetime Surgical is a surgical practice with offices in Los Gatos and San Jose. Its main work is general and bariatric surgery. Dr. Richard Nguyen, DO, FACS, is a board-certified general surgeon who has run his San Jose surgical practice since 2007. He completed fellowship training in minimally invasive and bariatric surgery at Vanderbilt University. The clinic lists gastric sleeve, gastric bypass, revision bariatric surgery, laparoscopic procedures and hernia repair, and says many of these are done with the da Vinci robotic system.

Medical weight loss is one of its services, though not its main one. The clinic offers injectable semaglutide and tirzepatide, and names Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro and Zepbound among them. It describes its treatments as using FDA-approved medications. Peptide Therapy & Recovery Optimization is also listed as a service, but the clinic gives no detail about what it involves. Hormone therapy is not among its offerings.

The longevity division, Lifetime Performance Medicine, is in Los Gatos. In its own words: "for people who want to understand their health in depth and act on it." The two people the clinic names as prescribers are Dr. Richard Nguyen, DO, FACS, and Morgan Carmean, ARNP.

This listing is for its San Jose office at 3190 S Bascom Ave, Suite 170.

What does it cost?

The clinic does not publish prices for medical weight loss, peptide therapy or longevity care. It also does not say whether a fee includes medication, whether insurance covers weight loss medication, or what a consultation costs. It lists no office hours and says nothing about telehealth. Ask for every price in writing before you book.

What should you ask before you book?

Ask which prescriber will write your prescription, Dr. Nguyen or Morgan Carmean, ARNP. Ask whether a monthly fee includes the medication or whether the drug is billed separately. Ask whether the medication is a brand-name product or compounded, since the clinic names brand-name drugs but does not say what it dispenses. Ask what follow-up visits and lab work cost, and whether any visit can be done by video. Ask how cancellation works and whether there is a membership term. For peptide therapy, ask what the service includes and what it costs. The clinic's phone number is 408 850 0176.

Who is it a good fit for?

This is a good fit if you want a surgeon's practice that also offers injectable weight loss medication, and you are willing to get the cost in writing before you commit. If you need published prices before you call, this clinic does not publish them.

Sources: lifetimesurgical.com/procedures/medical-weight-loss, lifetimesurgical.com

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