Medical Weight Loss Alternatives, LLC was founded by Dr. Margaret Y. Duverney, after being a practicing Ob/Gyn for 15 years, she saw the difficulties her patients had with weight gain and the growing epidemic of Obesity in our community, leading to many preventable healthcare issues.

Dr. Duverney's program is a safe and effective method to obtain a healthy and lighter side of life.

These are some of the services we provide. View our Service's Page for more details or call us at 678-218-3000 with any questions.

1. Physician supervised weight loss programs
2. Prescription appetite suppressants ( Adipex, Fastin, Phentermine)
3. Vitamin Injections: B-12, B-Complex
4. Labs: Pregnancy Test, Cholesterol Screening, Thyroid Screening, Metabolic Screening, Urine Analysis
5. Protein Supplements/ Meal Replacements.

Additional Specialties are:

• Postpartum Weight gain
• Weight gain
• Post-Weight gain menopause

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