A reputable medical longevity treatment (longevity medicine) performed by a physician differs fundamentally from various online offers that suggest blindly taking a wide array of capsules or injecting substances of unclear origin. Instead, it is a science-backed, proactive form of medicine designed to define a tailored combination of treatments and interventions for each individual patient, helping them achieve their personal treatment goals.
The process of longevity therapies in our clinic is typically structured into five core phases:
Phase 1: Consultation and Medical History
Everything begins with an initial assessment. Standard components of this medical analysis include:
Lifestyle Assessment: Evaluation of dietary habits, sleep quality, stress levels, nicotine and alcohol consumption, as well as current physical activity levels.
Facial and Body Diagnostics: An experienced physician can evaluate biological age, hormonal deficiencies, imbalances, and unsuitable dietary habits directly by examining the patient’s face and body.
Family History (Anamnesis): Identifying chronic diseases (e.g., cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer, dementia) that have occurred in the family, which could indicate genetic predispositions.
Phase 2: Advanced Diagnostics
To determine the exact current state of the body, we offer a series of specialized examinations. This checkup goes far beyond a standard blood tests:
Need-Based Expanded Lab Profile: This may include determining inflammatory markers (such as high-sensitivity CRP), metabolic and insulin status (HbA1c, fasting insulin), and other patient-specific laboratory values that prove beneficial.
Comprehensive Hormone Profiling: The collected data is benchmarked against the values of healthy adults in the same age group, which is why standard laboratory evaluations are insufficient for longevity analysis.
Determining Biological Age via Specialized Tests: This allows us to document the success of the treatment over the course of your longevity therapy.Optional Specialized Diagnostics: Depending on the provider and budget, this may include additional genetic tests, such as telomere length analysis.
Phase 3: Review of Findings and Goal Setting
Once all data is available, we analyze the results. During a separate appointment, weak points and risk factors are uncovered. Together, we establish your specific therapy goals, available budget, level of compliance, and determine which adjustments should be prioritized first.
Phase 4: Personalized Treatment Plan
After defining the therapy goals, we create a tailored, practical plan for each patient that easily integrates into daily life. Various therapeutic options may be considered. Typically, the treatment plan also outlines the timing and combination of these therapies, which plays a major role in the overall success of the treatment:
Bioidentical Hormones and Organ Extracts: Starting around the age of 25, the volume of hormones produced by our glands begins to decline to varying degrees. The resulting deficiencies and imbalances over the years and decades manifest as signs of aging and reduced vitality. This condition can be treated through targeted substitution, balancing, and the administration of suitable organ extracts of animal origin.
Stem Cell Therapy and (Biomolecular) Cell Therapy: Autologous stem cells, typically harvested from adipose (fat) tissue or blood, can be used therapeutically as the body’s own “repair cells”. Biomolecular cell therapies follow the traditional healing principle of “like cures like” and are used to strengthen patients.
Peptides: Peptides act as cellular messengers in the body, much like hormones. They are increasingly being used therapeutically alongside hormones, in combination with them, or in their place.
Senolytic and Autophagy-Inducing Preparations: These active substances play a central role in longevity research. Their purpose is to help the immune system systematically detect and eliminate aged, non-dividing cells, and to flush toxins from the body. Substances used here include quercetin, fisetin, metformin, and berberin.
Cellular Energy Boosters: These target the mitochondria directly, which act as the powerhouses of the cells to produce the cellular energy molecule adenosine triphosphate (ATP). Well-known substances include NMN and NAD+.
Nutrition and Fasting: Dietary adjustments tailored to the individual situation; intermittent fasting is frequently recommended to activate cellular cleansing (autophagy).
Targeted Training: A combination of resistance training (to maintain muscle mass and bone density) and cardiovascular endurance training.
Vitamins, Trace Elements, and Micronutrients: Administered either through regular oral intake or via IV infusions. Examples include Vitamin D3/K2, Vitamin C, Vitamin B-complex, zinc, omega-3 fatty acids, magnesium, collagen, amino acids, hyaluronic acid, resveratrol, glutathione, selenium, and shilajit.
Phase 5: Monitoring and Adjustment
Longevity treatments are not a one-time event, but an ongoing process that requires commitment and compliance from the patient. Typically, the therapy is closely monitored, adjusted, and adapted to individual responses. Ongoing feedback regarding the course of treatment is essential:
- How is the patient feeling?
- Does the patient look better and more rejuvenated?
Medical follow-up examinations take place at specific intervals (usually every 12 weeks):
- Have blood values improved?
- Has the biological age decreased?
Frequently Asked Questions About the Therapy Process
How often is the therapy adjusted, and when will I see the first results?
Because longevity therapies are an ongoing process, your treatment is continuously adjusted and tailored to your bodily responses. Follow-up examinations take place every 12 weeks, during which blood values and hormone levels are verified in the lab.
What can I expect during my first longevity consultation?
Your journey begins with a comprehensive baseline assessment, for which the doctor takes significantly more time than during a traditional medical visit. During this consultation, your dietary habits, sleep, stress, and physical activity levels are evaluated. We also utilize facial and body diagnostics to assess visible signs of biological aging, hormonal imbalances, or deficiencies directly. The actual therapy begins once the results of the necessary examinations are available and your individual goals have been established.
What components can my personalized treatment plan include?
Depending on your individual goals and physical weak points, a tailored treatment plan will be created. The spectrum ranges from bioidentical hormones, autologous stem cells, and peptides to senolytic preparations. The program is supplemented by targeted micronutrient infusions, dietary adjustments, and intermittent fasting.
Does health insurance cover the costs of tests and therapy?
Since longevity medicine represents high-tech prevention and the targeted optimization of health, statutory public health insurance providers generally do not cover the costs. However, with private supplementary health insurance, there is a possibility of partial reimbursement depending on your individual plan and scope of coverage. This should be clarified directly with your insurance provider in advance.
How do I recognize a reputable longevity therapy?
Medically sound longevity medicine differs fundamentally from the indiscriminate intake of capsules or self-injecting substances of unclear quality sourced from the internet. The longevity medicine offered in our clinic is a proactive form of medicine based on scientific methods. The physician defines a specific combination of treatments for each patient that is precisely aligned with their personal health goals.
At what age does longevity therapy make sense?
Starting around the age of 25, the volume of hormones produced by the body begins to decrease, and the first signs of physical aging become visible. Over the years, noticeable signs of the aging process often include reduced strength, vitality, and libido, as well as wrinkles and hair loss. Aging can be actively counteracted through the targeted use of bioidentical hormones, peptides, organ extracts, and cellular treatments.
Can I undergo longevity therapy if I feel completely healthy?
Yes, that is actually the ideal time. Longevity therapies are based on the principle of prevention: They intervene before diseases or noticeable symptoms develop. Even if you feel fit, aging processes or silent inflammations often occur unnoticed within the body. Through advanced diagnostics, we identify your individual areas for optimization to actively maintain your vitality, performance, and health well into old age.