Carolina Health & Aesthetics

About Carolina Health & Aesthetics

What is Carolina Health & Aesthetics?

Carolina Health & Aesthetics is a primary care practice at 700 Squires Pt B, Duncan, SC 29334. Cliff Bowers, D.O., and James Kelley, NP, founded it after years in urgent care, and they are the two prescribers named by the practice. Between them they list over 27 years of combined experience. The menu is long: direct primary care, annual physicals, lab testing, telemedicine, men's and women's health, ADHD care, chronic disease management and corporate wellness, among others. For someone looking at cash-pay care, the services that matter most are medical weight loss, hormone therapy and direct primary care.

The weight loss program pairs nutritional counseling and exercise guidance with prescription medication, and it adds peptide therapy, which the practice says comes as injections, oral tablets or nasal sprays. The weight loss medications are not named. The hormone program names testosterone injections, gels, or pellets. In its own words: "We treat you like family." Office hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, Saturday, 7:00 am to 1:00 pm, and closed Sunday. It has 5 stars from 83 Google reviews. Telemedicine visits are offered. The service area lists Charleston, Columbia, Greenville and Spartanburg, but the only office address is in Duncan.

What does it cost?

It does not publish prices. There is no figure for weight loss, hormone therapy, the direct primary care membership or a consultation. It does not say whether medication is included in any monthly fee. It does not take insurance: "We don't deal with insurance companies." Visits are cash pay. Some annual labs are free, and the practice says it can negotiate wholesale rates on other labs and medication. It says HSA and FSA funds can be applied to eligible services. Membership commitment and cancellation terms are not stated. Call (864) 249-0107 and ask for the numbers in writing before you book.

What should you ask before you book?

Ask which prescriber would see you, and whether the weight loss and hormone visits happen in person, by video, or both. Ask whether the weight loss fee is monthly or per visit, and whether it includes the medication. If it does, ask whether the drug is brand-name or compounded, and who makes it. For peptide therapy, ask which peptide is used, in which form, and whether it is an approved product or a compounded one. Ask what follow-up visits and lab work cost, and which annual labs are the free ones. If you are starting testosterone, ask which labs are needed to monitor it and what they cost. Ask how a membership is cancelled and whether there is a minimum term. Finally, ask the office to confirm in writing that the specific charges qualify for your HSA or FSA.

Who is it a good fit for?

This is a good fit if you are already paying cash for care and want primary care, weight loss and hormone therapy from one Duncan office, with one of the two named prescribers. It is a harder call if you need a published price or a written medication list before you pick up the phone, because neither is posted.

Sources: carolinahealthassociates.com, carolinahealthassociates.com/weight-loss-services, carolinahealthassociates.com/hormone-replacement-therapy-specialist, carolinahealthassociates.com/testosterone-replacement-therapy, carolinahealthassociates.com/membership-pricing

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