Zoyya Anti-Aging & Aesthetics runs a physician-guided GLP-1 weight loss program, and honestly, it’s built around a lot more than what the scale reads each morning. FDA-approved injectables like semaglutide and Tirzepatide are part of it, yes, but so is metabolic monitoring, body contouring support, and an actual plan for keeping the weight off after you’ve lost it. Everything happens right here inside our Garden City clinic. The level of medical precision we bring? You won’t find it through a telehealth subscription or a high-volume weight loss chain. If you’ve been looking into GLP-1 injections but want a program that’s actually built around your health, not a prescription mailed to your door, this is what that looks like.

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How GLP-1 Medical Weight Loss Works

GLP-1 stands for glucagon-like peptide-1, a hormone your body already makes on its own. Semaglutide and Tirzepatide work by mimicking it at a higher, steadier level than your body produces naturally. Put simply, here’s what changes:

Your brain gets a stronger “I’m full” signal after eating
Food moves through your stomach slower, so you stay satisfied longer
Those constant cravings, what some people call “food noise,” dial back
Your blood sugar stabilizes, which pushes your body toward burning stored fat
You eat less without feeling deprived or white-knuckling through every meal

Most Garden City patients notice changes in appetite in the first week or so. Real fat loss usually starts to show up between weeks four and eight. This isn’t about crash dieting or slashing calories. You eat normal food. You live your normal life. The medication just makes it much easier to stick to better choices.

Semaglutide Injections in Garden City

Semaglutide is what’s in Ozempic and Wegovy. Originally a Type 2 diabetes drug, it ended up FDA-approved for weight management after clinical trials kept showing patients losing significant weight as a side effect. It works by mimicking one GLP-1 hormone pathway, slowing digestion, cutting appetite, and sending your brain a “you’ve had enough” signal. For a lot of people, that’s what finally quiets the constant mental chatter about food. At Zoyya, we don’t hand you a prescription and wish you luck. Dr. Anton Georgiev, a board-certified surgeon with 15 years of experience, personally manages your dosing, checks your labs, and tweaks your plan based on what your body’s actually doing. That’s a real difference from a pen shipped to your door by a service with no physician oversight to speak of. We always start at a low dose and build slowly, which is what keeps early nausea manageable. Most patients get through the adjustment period without much trouble.

Tirzepatide Injections in Garden City

Tirzepatide is the newer one, and for some patients it genuinely outperforms semaglutide. You might know it as Mounjaro or Zepbound. Where semaglutide hits one hormone pathway, Tirzepatide hits two: GLP-1 and GIP (glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide). That two-target approach tends to produce greater weight loss in clinical data, and some patients report fewer stomach issues on Tirzepatide than on semaglutide. The right choice depends on your history, your goals, and how your body responds, so having a physician make that call rather than a quiz on a website matters quite a bit. Dr. Anton reviews your bloodwork and medical history at your Garden City consultation before recommending anything. You get what fits you, not whatever’s easiest to dispense.

What Makes Our Medical Weight Loss Program Different

A lot of places sell GLP-1 injections right now. Telehealth apps. Online pharmacies. Even some gyms. So why Zoyya? Because handing someone a pen and sending them home isn’t a medical program.

A Surgeon’s Eye on Your Health

Dr. Anton Georgiev is a Fellow of the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery and the American Medical Association. He did a 5-year general surgery residency at a Johns Hopkins and University of Maryland affiliate and is board-certified by the American Board of Surgery. For a weight loss program, that depth of training matters. The person running your care actually understands metabolism, anatomy, and how the body works, not just how to write a script. When something needs to change, he knows the reason behind it.

The Total Transformation Protocol

Loose skin after rapid weight loss is one of the most common things people worry about, and for good reason. “Ozempic face” is real: lose fat fast without addressing the skin and you can end up looking hollowed-out rather than healthy. Our program is built to prevent that. As you lose fat through GLP-1 therapy, we pair it with body contouring and skin tightening using Quantum RF technology, specifically our Luxora and Density devices. So you don’t just get smaller. You look toned and sculpted. That’s the Total Transformation Protocol: fat loss, skin tightening, and physician oversight all running at once. No other weight loss program on Long Island puts those three together the way we do.

Lab-Verified Safety and Real Medical Monitoring

Before we start any medication, we run a full blood panel. Not as a box to check, but because it tells us what’s actually happening in your body before we touch anything. Metabolic markers, hormones, liver and kidney function. We recheck those at regular points throughout your program too. We’re not just watching the scale go down. We’re watching your health. That level of ongoing oversight isn’t something you get from a telehealth app, and it’s exactly what a board-certified surgeon is set up to do properly.

Who Is GLP-1 Medical Weight Loss For?

This program works well for people who:

Have 20+ pounds to lose and diet and exercise alone haven’t made it stick

Feel like the lower face has gotten heavier over the last few years

Keep cycling through weight loss and gain and can’t break out of it

Deal with constant food cravings that make any diet feel unsustainable

Have plateaued and nothing seems to move the needle anymore

Want real physician oversight, not a subscription box

Live in Garden City, Mineola, Hempstead, or anywhere on Long Island and want someone local seeing them in person

Not sure you qualify? That’s what the free consult is for. No pressure, no commitment.

Worried About Safety? Here’s What You Should Know

There’s a lot of noise right now around GLP-1 medications. Compounded versions from online pharmacies. Social media horror stories. People who tried it through some app and got burned. The medication itself, when it’s FDA-approved and dosed properly, has a solid safety track record backed by years of clinical data. Issues come up when there’s no real doctor involved. Doses don’t get adjusted. Nobody’s running labs. The drug came from some compounding operation with no clear oversight. None of that is the case here. You get a board-certified surgeon reviewing your bloodwork, pharmaceutical-grade medication, and regular dosing adjustments based on how your body is actually responding, not a one-size protocol.

Medical Weight Loss Near You in Garden City and Long Island

We’re at 400 Garden City Plaza, Suite 107 B, right in Garden City, NY, easy to get to from Mineola, Hempstead, Westbury, New Hyde Park, Floral Park, and the rest of Nassau County. If you’ve been searching “medical weight loss near me” or “GLP-1 injections on Long Island,” you found us. Not a chain. Not an app. A real clinic with a real surgeon who sees you face to face, runs your labs on-site, and builds everything around your specific situation. We’re open Monday through Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM. Call (516) 985-2633.

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Combine Weight Loss with Body Contouring and Skin Tightening

Losing 30, 50, or 80 pounds is a big deal. But if the skin doesn’t keep pace, people often end up looking older, not healthier, which is the whole story behind “Ozempic face” and the loose skin concerns around the arms, stomach, and thighs. Zoyya is one of very few practices on Long Island that puts GLP-1 medical weight loss together with in-house body contouring and skin tightening. Using Quantum RF technology, our Luxora and Density devices, we tighten loose skin and stimulate collagen as fat loss happens. The GLP-1 handles fat. The RF handles shape. Together, the result isn’t just less weight; it’s a body that looks the way you were hoping for. Ask about the Total Transformation Protocol when you come in.

How the Program Works: Step by Step

Step 1: Free Consultation

Sit down with Dr. Anton at our Garden City clinic. We talk through your goals, your history, what you’ve tried, what hasn’t worked. No judgment, just an honest conversation about where things stand.

Step 2: Lab Work and Medical Clearance

We pull a full blood panel to make sure GLP-1 therapy is appropriate for you and get your baseline numbers locked in.

Step 3: Your Personalized Treatment Plan

Based on labs and your consultation, Dr. Anton prescribes whichever medication fits your body and goals, sets your starting dose, and schedules follow-up check-ins.

Step 4: Weekly Injections and Ongoing Monitoring

Once-weekly injection, and we show you exactly how. We track your progress, adjust dosage as needed, and bring in body contouring at the right point.

Step 5: The Off-Ramp Plan

Most programs dump you at the finish line. When you reach your goal weight, we build a supervised tapering plan around you so you can hold your results without staying on medication forever. The time on GLP-1 is used to reset your eating habits and metabolism, so the results don’t evaporate when you stop.

FAQ’s

Frequently Asked Questions
About GLP-1 Weight Loss

How do semaglutide and Tirzepatide actually work?

Both drugs mimic a hormone called GLP-1 that tells your brain you’re full. Semaglutide targets that one pathway. Tirzepatide targets GLP-1 and a second one called GIP, which is part of why some patients see stronger results and fewer side effects with it. Either way, it’s a once-weekly injection that takes about half a minute.

What’s the difference between your program and ordering GLP-1 online?

Mostly it comes down to whether there’s an actual physician running your care. Online services frequently use compounded versions that aren’t FDA-approved, skip lab work entirely, and have nobody adjusting your dose as things change. At Zoyya, Dr. Anton tracks your bloodwork and metabolic health throughout. And body contouring isn’t something any app can offer you.

What about “Ozempic face” and loose skin?

We take it seriously because it’s a real issue. Fast fat loss can leave the skin around your face, neck, and abdomen looking saggy or deflated. Pairing GLP-1 therapy with our Quantum RF skin tightening treatments is specifically how we address that. Fat comes off, and we work on keeping the skin firm at the same time.

Is GLP-1 a “forever” drug? Will I need to stay on it?

No, the goal isn’t indefinite use. We treat it as a window to reset your appetite, build better habits, and get your metabolism pointed in the right direction. When you’re ready to come off, we put together a supervised tapering plan that’s designed to protect the progress you’ve made.

Are there side effects?

Mild nausea in the first few weeks is what patients mention most. Fatigue or minor digestive changes come up occasionally too. Both tend to fade once the body adjusts to the medication. Starting at a low dose and going up gradually is what makes the difference for most of our patients.

How much weight can I expect to lose?

Clinical data shows roughly 15-20% of body weight lost on semaglutide, and up to 22% on Tirzepatide, over 12 to 18 months. Individual results vary based on starting weight, metabolism, adherence, and lifestyle. We talk through what’s realistic for your specific situation during the consultation.

Do you accept insurance?

The program is self-pay. We’re upfront about pricing with no hidden fees, and payment options are something we can walk through when you come in. A lot of patients end up spending less than they were on diets, supplements, and gym memberships that weren’t getting results.

How do I get started?

Call (516) 985-2633 or schedule through the website. You’ll meet with Dr. Anton, go through your health history, and if you’re a good fit, you could be starting as soon as that same week.

Stop Guessing. Start Losing, the Right Way.

You’ve done the diets. You’ve pushed through on willpower. And you’re still here, still looking for something that holds. Zoyya’s physician-guided GLP-1 medical weight loss program in Garden City brings together medical oversight, body contouring, and a long-term plan that most programs never include. This isn’t a quick fix. It’s the last weight-loss program you’ll ever need.

Zoyya Anti-Aging & Aesthetics
400 Garden City Plaza, Suite 107B
Garden City, NY 11530

Physician-led. Surgical-grade thinking. Natural results.

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Medical Weight Loss in Garden City, Long Island