Medical Weight Management

Bay Aesthetics Clinic MediSpa offers structured, medically supervised weight management programmes led by Dr Bernard Tan. The clinic's approach combines pharmaceutical intervention with lifestyle guidance and, where appropriate, aesthetic treatments to address skin laxity or stubborn fat deposits that can persist after significant weight loss.

The cornerstone of the programme is GLP-1 receptor agonist therapy. Liraglutide (Saxenda), administered as a daily self-injected subcutaneous dose, is approved by Singapore's Health Sciences Authority (HSA) for adults with a BMI above 30, or above 27 with at least one weight-related comorbidity such as type 2 diabetes, hypertension or dyslipidaemia. Clinical evidence suggests liraglutide can achieve up to 10% body weight reduction over 12 months when…

Semaglutide is available in two forms: the injectable weekly formulation (Ozempic for diabetes, WeGovy for weight management), which clinical trials have shown can produce up to 15–20% body weight loss over 68 weeks, and Rybelsus, an oral once-daily tablet taken on an empty stomach for patients who prefer to avoid injections.