Q. What is the specific process for getting prescribed weight loss medicine at a Korean medicine clinic?
The process involves personalized prescriptions based on your unique constitution through consultation and diagnosis, proceeding in stages to activate metabolism and assist with appetite control.
📝 Detailed Answer
When you first visit, we don't just measure your weight; we thoroughly examine your current physical condition. We check if you've experienced heart palpitations or insomnia after taking weight loss medication in the past, or if you generally suffer from poor digestion.
In Traditional Korean Medicine (TKM), rather than simply starving, we first determine whether you are in a state of Bi-heo (脾虛), where a weakened spleen function has lowered your metabolism, or Dam-jeok (痰積), where the accumulation of waste products has hindered circulation. The composition of the herbal medicine varies entirely depending on this diagnosis.
- Detailed Diagnosis: We assess your constitution and current metabolic capacity through InBody measurements and a medical interview.
- Customized Prescription: We prepare customized herbal medicine that blends ingredients to suppress appetite while preventing the depletion of vital energy (Qi).
- Step-by-step Administration: Instead of starting with a strong dose, the dosage is adjusted incrementally to allow your body to adapt.
- Feedback and Adjustment: We monitor the physical changes occurring during treatment and finely tune the concentration of the herbal ingredients.
💡 Treatment Goal
The core objective is not simple weight loss, but restoring broken metabolic balance and creating a body state that can regulate itself.
Expert Verified
Dr. Yeonseung Choe
Chief Director
Last reviewed 2026.04.24