ICHANGE takes a patient-centered approach that involves personalized assessments, such as:
Inbody庐 Analysis
During your appointment, we may measure your body composition to understand more about your weight. Body weight is the sum of body fat mass (fat) and lean body mass (muscle). Body composition is a better marker of health than weight alone and will be tracked over time. You can find a more detailed explanation of the most important parts of your report below.
A 鈥 Muscle-Fat Analysis
- Weight鈥攜our weight in pounds
- SMM (skeletal muscle mass)鈥攜our muscle in pounds
- Body fat mass鈥攜our body fat in pounds
B 鈥 Obesity Analysis
- BMI (body mass index)鈥攁 measure of height to weight
- A healthy BMI is 18.5鈥24.9.
- A BMI >25.0 is considered聽too high and may be associated with poorer health.
- PBF (percent body fat)鈥攁 measure of your total fat as compared to your total weight
- A healthy PBF in women is 20.0鈥30.0 depending on age.
- A healthy PBF in men is 10.0鈥25.0 depending on age.
贵颈产谤辞厂肠补苍庐
For patients with suspected liver steatosis, or 鈥渇atty liver,鈥 it鈥檚 important to understand their risk of developing progressive liver damage, which is made of scar or 鈥渇ibrosis.鈥 We use 贵颈产谤辞厂肠补苍庐, a non-invasive, specialized ultrasound, along with other imaging and lab tests, to help determine the health of your liver and guide treatment choices. We also use 贵颈产谤辞厂肠补苍庐 to periodically monitor for improvement or worsening of liver fat and scarring. These markers are used to determine your risk of developing more serious complications of liver disease including cirrhosis, which is when the liver develops a lot of scar tissue and no longer works properly.
Important Things to Know About Your FibroScan庐:
- The measure of liver stiffness and fat content, also known as the CAP score, is reported as an average of ten measurements obtained at the time of the exam.
- No test is perfect for determining exact liver fat and scar content, but the higher the CAP score, the more fat is estimated in the liver, and the higher the stiffness, the more scarring is estimated in the liver.
- Certain factors can make readings on a FibroScan庐 less accurate, including eating within 3鈥4 hours of the test, which is why we recommend fasting.
- FibroScan庐 isn鈥檛 the best test for everyone. Our specialists may recommend a different test depending on your anatomy, liver tests or treatment considerations.
- It takes time to show changes on the FibroScan庐, so we monitor trends annually.
Treatment and Support
Because obesity is a chronic disease that requires a comprehensive treatment plan, we offer dietary counseling, exercise plans, anti-obesity medications and weight loss procedures. Our physicians and team members will work with you to tailor a plan that meets your needs and supports your goals.