Online Weight Loss Care for South Texas vs Driving to San Antonio | TeleSlim Clinic
Online Weight Loss Care for South Texas vs Driving to San Antonio
Much of Texas is a long way from a specialist. If you live in the Rio Grande Valley, along the Coastal Bend, in Laredo, the Hill Country or elsewhere in South and West Texas, getting to a weight-loss physician in San Antonio can mean hours on the road. A video visit is a different way to get the same kind of conversation. Here is how the two compare.
Traveling to a clinic
- Time and fuel for the drive, plus parking and waiting.
- Hands-on services in person, when you need them.
- Monthly follow-ups multiply the travel.
Video visits with TeleSlim Clinic
- See a Texas-licensed physician from home. You need to be in Texas at the time of the visit.
- No travel for monthly follow-ups.
- Prescriptions, when appropriate, go to the pharmacy you choose, often one near you such as H-E-B, CVS, Walgreens, Walmart or Costco. We do not dispense medication.
- We have an office in San Antonio at 2018 Ave B, Suite 300, San Antonio, TX 78215. Visits are conducted by video.
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When in-person care is still the right call
If you need an exam, imaging, procedures or surgery, your physician will tell you, and you can combine local care with video follow-up.
Questions from South Texas patients
Do I need to come to San Antonio?
No. Visits are by video.
Will a pharmacy near me fill the prescription?
You choose the pharmacy. Ask them about stock, since availability and cash prices vary and change over time.
Cost and how to get started
TeleSlim Clinic visits are self-pay: $99 for the first video consultation and $99 per month for physician follow-up, with lower per-month rates on 3-month, 6-month and annual plans (see our cost guide for San Antonio). The medication is a separate cost paid at the pharmacy or through manufacturer programs. Cash prices for weight-loss medications typically run about $150 to $450 per month depending on the medicine and dose, and they change over time, so ask your pharmacy for the current price. We provide a superbill you can submit to your insurer, but reimbursement is not guaranteed (see insurance and weight loss medication in San Antonio).
TeleSlim Clinic does not dispense medication, and we do not offer compounded GLP-1 medications. If your physician prescribes a medicine, the prescription goes to the pharmacy you choose. Visits are by video with Dr. Diala Alatassi, MD, DABIM, DABOM, FACP, who is board-certified in Internal Medicine and Obesity Medicine and licensed to practice in Texas. TeleSlim Clinic serves adults 18 and older.
Book your $99 video visit to talk through your options with a Texas-licensed physician.
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This page is general education, not medical advice. Whether a medication is appropriate is a decision made by a physician after an evaluation. Individual results vary. Always read the manufacturer's full prescribing information.
