Vitality Health & Med Spa

About Vitality Health & Med Spa

What is Vitality Health & Med Spa?

Vitality Health & Med Spa is a physician-led office at 1400 Peoples Plaza, Suite 301, Newark, DE 19702. Its Google listing files it as an obstetrician-gynecologist practice, and gynecology and hormone therapy are at the center of what it offers. The prescribers are J. Michael Knapp, DO, who is board certified in obstetrics and gynecology, and Lauren Dawson, DNP, APRN, NP-C, CNE. It has been in practice for over 33 years. Its Google listing shows a 4.7 rating from 71 reviews.

The menu also includes Minerva endometrial ablation, medical weight loss, and aesthetic treatments such as Exilis skin tightening, Coolsculpting, laser hair removal, facial peels and injectables, IV therapy, and platelet rich plasma. A Happy Faces Club Spa Membership Program is listed as well.

The medical weight loss program has two tracks. One is a daily oral medication, picked up at a pharmacy or delivered to you. The other is an injectable medication delivered to your home. Either way, you see a provider every 30 days. The hormone medication named is testosterone pellets. The pellets are custom-compounded at one of two pharmacies in the United States that are licensed FDA outsourcing centers. In its own words: "They are made of custom-compounded hormones and natural binders to hold them together."

Televisits are available for BioTE consultations during limited office hours. The office is open Monday through Friday, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, with hours subject to change. It is closed Saturday, and Sunday visits are by appointment only.

What does it cost?

It does not publish prices, and it does not state a consultation fee. It also does not say whether medication is included in any price. Weight loss care is cash pay only: "Our Medical Weight Loss options are not covered by insurance."

BioTE pellet therapy is not covered by insurance either. Many patients pay with a flexible spending account (FSA) or a health savings account (HSA), but each plan is different, so check with your account administrator first. Your personal health insurance may cover the bloodwork. A partner or spouse who also gets pellets receives a 10% discount. No membership terms are published for the Happy Faces Club.

What should you ask before you book?

Start with who writes each prescription and who sees you at the 30-day visits, Dr. Knapp or Lauren Dawson. Ask whether the monthly weight loss fee includes the medication, and what you pay for it if it does not. The weight loss medications are not named, so ask for their names and whether each one is brand-name or compounded.

For pellets, ask which pharmacy compounds them and what each insertion costs. Ask what the lab review visit costs, and what the follow-up bloodwork costs. Bloodwork is due 4 to 6 weeks after the first insertion, then yearly.

Ask how to cancel a weight loss plan, and whether a skipped 30-day visit costs you anything. If you are considering the Happy Faces Club, get its terms in writing. Finally, ask which states the telehealth consultations cover, since none are named.

Who is it a good fit for?

This is a good fit if you want hormone therapy, medical weight loss, or gynecology care from a physician-led office, you can pay cash or through an FSA or HSA, and you can keep a visit every 30 days. If you need a price before you call, ask for it first, because none is published.

Sources: vitalityhealthde.com, vitalityhealthde.com/medical-weight-loss.html, vitalityhealthde.com/male-hormone-replacement-therapy.html, vitalityhealthde.com/staff/j-michael-knapp-do.html

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Mon: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Subject to Change Tue: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Subject to Change Wed: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Subject to Change Thu: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Subject to Change Fri: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Subject to Change Sat: Closed Sun: By Appointment Only

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