Southern Shores MedAesthetics

About Southern Shores MedAesthetics

What is Southern Shores MedAesthetics?

Southern Shores MedAesthetics is a medical practice at 1021 Cipriana Drive, Unit 250, in Myrtle Beach, SC 29572. It was founded by Janet Harris-Hicks, FACOG, MD, to serve women, and its hormone section covers both men and women. The team also includes Samantha Brown, PA-C, Abigail Benton, FNP-BC and Angela Naples. It has a 5 star rating on Google from 10 reviews.

It offers four services: weight loss management, hormone optimization therapy, EmpowerRF and Morpheus8. The weight loss program starts with a medical history, a physical exam and lab work, then a plan with nutrition and activity recommendations. That plan often includes semaglutide. It names semaglutide, Ozempic and Wegovy. Visits are weekly. In its own words: "During weekly visits, we evaluate your response and tolerance of medications, review of nutritional status, and continue monitoring your overall well-being."

Hormone optimization centers on bioidentical hormone pellets. They are placed under the skin of the upper buttocks during an in-office visit, after lab testing. It does not describe what EmpowerRF or Morpheus8 involve.

What does it cost?

It does not publish prices or a consultation fee. The only payment option it names is financing through Care Credit. It does not say whether it accepts insurance. It does not say whether medication is included in any monthly fee, and it does not describe membership terms or how cancellation works.

What should you ask before you book?

Ask who prescribes the weight loss medication. It does not say which provider does. Ask whether any monthly fee includes the medication, and what the lab work, follow-up and weekly visits cost on top of it.

It says it obtains compounded semaglutide from 503B pharmacies. Ask whether the semaglutide you would receive is compounded or brand-name Ozempic or Wegovy, and how that changes the price.

Ask what a pellet insertion costs, how often you would need one, and what the lab work for pellet therapy costs. Ask whether telehealth is offered, what the office hours are, and how refunds and cancellation work. It lists none of these. Finally, ask what EmpowerRF and Morpheus8 involve and what they cost.

Who is it a good fit for?

This is a good fit if you want in-office hormone pellet therapy or a weekly-visit weight loss program in Myrtle Beach, you can pay out of pocket or with Care Credit financing, and you want the prices and the prescriber's name in writing before you book. If you need insurance billing, it may not suit you until the office confirms whether it accepts insurance.

Sources: southernshoresmedaesthetics.com/weight-loss, southernshoresmedaesthetics.com/hormone-optimization-therapy

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