Body Balance Medical · Las Vegas

InBody Body Composition Analysis at Body Balance Medical

Medical-grade body composition scanning at our Summerlin-area Las Vegas clinic. Licensed NPs use InBody 570 data to guide medical weight loss, TRT, and hormone optimization — not a gym kiosk, not an automated printout.

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45sec

Scan time

10+

Clinical metrics captured

InBody 570

Clinical-grade device

LegitScript

Certified clinic

InBody body composition scanning at Body Balance Medical Las Vegas

Clinical Interpretation

Results reviewed in person by licensed NPs — not emailed as a generic report

Program Integration

InBody data directly shapes GLP-1, TRT, and hormone therapy protocols

Serial Tracking

Baseline + follow-up scans reveal whether your program is actually working

Muscle Preservation

Monitors skeletal muscle mass during GLP-1 therapy — the metric most services ignore

Why InBody Analysis Is Essential

Beyond the scale. What body composition actually tells you.

Traditional scales cannot distinguish between fat, muscle, and water. Weight loss and fat loss are not the same thing — and that distinction matters clinically. When you lose weight on a GLP-1 program without body composition monitoring, some of that weight may be coming from lean muscle tissue rather than fat. That compromises your metabolism and increases the risk of regaining weight after stopping treatment.

InBody devices use bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) to send a safe, low-level current through body tissue. Fat resists the current; water and muscle conduct it. By using multiple frequencies and direct segmental analysis, InBody produces a full breakdown — not a single number.

Clinical Context

At Body Balance Medical, your InBody scan is not interpreted in isolation. It becomes part of a broader clinical picture that may include lab work, blood pressure, symptom history, and your provider's direct assessment — informing a personalized plan, not a generic protocol.

Muscle preservation tracking: Skeletal Muscle Mass is monitored throughout GLP-1 therapy to ensure weight loss is fat-driven, not muscle-driven.
Visceral fat monitoring: Visceral Fat Level tracks fat surrounding internal organs — a key cardiovascular and metabolic risk marker that improves significantly with TRT and GLP-1 therapy.
Phase angle insight: Phase angle reflects cellular membrane integrity — a cellular health marker that predicts treatment response before changes are visible on the scale.
Personalized protocols: Baseline data gives Mia LoPreiato, NP and Teresa Hernandez, NP the specific numbers needed to design evidence-based treatment plans.
Progress benchmarking: Serial scans confirm whether your program is producing the right kind of change — fat loss, muscle gain, visceral fat reduction — at each follow-up.

Clinical Applications

How BBM uses InBody across your treatment program.

Medical Weight Loss · GLP-1

Compounded Semaglutide & Compounded Tirzepatide Programs

A pre-treatment InBody scan establishes your baseline: Skeletal Muscle Mass, Body Fat Mass, Visceral Fat Level, Basal Metabolic Rate, and phase angle. This data sets protein targets and creates the clinical benchmark your follow-up scans are measured against.

Monthly scans during active Compounded Semaglutide or Compounded Tirzepatide treatment confirm that weight loss is coming from fat — not muscle. If Skeletal Muscle Mass is declining, your provider adjusts protein guidance, resistance training recommendations, or treatment pacing before the loss becomes clinically significant.

Looking for local medical weight loss care?

If you're searching for medical weight loss near you, Body Balance Medical provides in-person GLP-1 weight loss programs, InBody body composition analysis, and ongoing provider-guided care for patients throughout Las Vegas, Summerlin, Henderson, and nearby communities.

Why this matters

GLP-1 medications suppress appetite effectively. But without adequate protein and monitoring, patients can lose lean muscle alongside fat. Muscle loss reduces your Basal Metabolic Rate — directly increasing your risk of regaining weight after stopping medication.

Hormone Optimization · TRT & BHRT

Testosterone & Biote Hormone Therapy Monitoring

Testosterone is anabolic — it supports muscle synthesis and visceral fat reduction. For patients on TRT or Biote hormone pellet therapy, InBody provides objective evidence that therapy is producing the expected body composition changes.

By tracking Skeletal Muscle Mass, Body Fat Percentage, and Visceral Fat Level at key intervals, Mia LoPreiato, NP can see whether hormone therapy is moving you toward your goals — and adjust dosing decisions accordingly. Phase angle improvements often appear within 60–90 days of properly optimized hormone therapy, before changes are visible on the scale.

For female patients

Hormonal shifts during perimenopause accelerate visceral fat accumulation and muscle loss. InBody tracks whether BHRT is reversing or slowing these trends — giving both patient and provider a clear picture of treatment response beyond symptoms alone.

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LegitScript Certified · Physical Clinic · Named Providers. Body Balance Medical is located at 7975 W Sahara Ave #101, Las Vegas, NV 89117. All scanning and clinical interpretation is performed in-person by licensed nurse practitioners — not a telehealth operation. LegitScript certification means our clinical practices and advertising are held to stricter compliance standards than most medspas in the area.

What We Monitor

10 key InBody measurements and what they mean for your program.

InBody devices capture data in under 45 seconds. Here are the metrics our providers prioritize in clinical interpretation — and why each one matters beyond the number on the scale.

Skeletal Muscle Mass SMM

The weight of muscles you can actively train. The single most important number during GLP-1 therapy — it must hold steady or increase. Declining SMM signals that appetite suppression is outpacing protein intake, and your provider needs to intervene.

Body Fat Mass BFM

Total fat weight in lbs/kg. More informative than body fat percentage in isolation — it shows the absolute fat lost over time regardless of total weight changes. Downward trend here against stable SMM is the definition of optimal body recomposition.

Visceral Fat Level VFL

Fat surrounding internal organs — the type most closely linked to cardiovascular disease, insulin resistance, and metabolic risk. Often one of the first measurable improvements on TRT. Tracked carefully for all GLP-1 patients as a primary program outcome.

Phase Angle PhA

A cellular health marker derived from the relationship between resistance and reactance in the BIA signal. Reflects cell membrane integrity, hydration balance, and metabolic tissue quality. Improving phase angle often predates visible physical change — making it a leading indicator of treatment response.

Percent Body Fat %BF

The proportion of your total weight that is fat. Healthy ranges differ by age and sex — context matters. Tracked over time to confirm fat is being selectively lost rather than total weight reduction from multiple tissue types.

Total Body Water TBW

Broken into intracellular (inside cells) and extracellular (outside cells) water. Unusual extracellular ratios can signal inflammation or fluid retention — clinically relevant beyond simple hydration status. Important context for interpreting other InBody readings.

Basal Metabolic Rate BMR

Calories your body burns at rest — directly tied to lean mass. Used by providers to calculate precise protein targets during GLP-1 programs. Preserving muscle = maintaining BMR = protecting long-term weight maintenance after treatment ends.

Segmental Lean Analysis

Muscle broken down by body region: right arm, left arm, right leg, left leg, trunk. Identifies imbalances, injury compensation patterns, and whether hormone therapy or resistance training is producing balanced gains across the body.

Bone Mineral Content BMC

Supports hormone therapy monitoring and bone health discussions. Particularly relevant for female patients on BHRT, where estrogen and testosterone levels directly influence bone density over time.

Extracellular Water Ratio ECW/TBW

Tracks the ratio of fluid outside cells to total body water. Elevated ratios can indicate inflammation, fluid retention, or metabolic stress — providing an additional data point that traditional scales and even most clinical assessments cannot detect.

How It Works

The BBM InBody process: four steps, one clinical picture.

Baseline Assessment

Your InBody 570 scan is performed in person at Body Balance Medical by a licensed provider. We recommend scanning in the morning, fasted, before exercise or large fluid intake. The scan takes under 45 seconds — you stand on the foot electrodes and hold the hand grips. No radiation, no preparation beyond the basic guidelines.

Your provider reviews the InBody Result Sheet with you, covering phase angle, segmental muscle distribution, body fat, visceral fat, Total Body Water, and Basal Metabolic Rate. This establishes the clinical baseline before any treatment begins.

Treatment Protocol Design

Mia LoPreiato, NP or Teresa Hernandez, NP uses your InBody data alongside your symptoms, lab work, and health history to design a personalized program. Body composition data replaces guesswork with measurable starting points — protein targets are calculated from your BMR and SMM, not from generic population averages.

This step applies whether you're beginning Compounded Semaglutide, Compounded Tirzepatide, testosterone replacement therapy, or Biote hormone pellet therapy.

Progress Monitoring

Follow-up scans track muscle preservation, fat loss trajectory, visceral fat changes, hydration shifts, and phase angle trends. For active medical weight loss programs, monthly scans are typically appropriate. For hormone optimization, your provider recommends scan intervals based on your specific treatment timeline.

Serial data is where InBody earns its clinical value — a single scan is informative, but trend data across multiple scans tells the real story of whether a program is working.

Outcome Optimization

If your InBody data shows muscle loss, stalled fat reduction, fluid imbalance, or rising visceral fat, your provider adjusts your nutrition guidance, exercise recommendations, medication plan, or hormone dosing before small problems become meaningful setbacks. Long-term body composition goals are managed as an ongoing clinical conversation — not a one-time assessment.

Your Clinical Team

Named providers. In-person interpretation. Every time.

At a gym, your InBody printout might go to a personal trainer. At Body Balance Medical, your results are reviewed by licensed nurse practitioners with clinical specializations in hormone optimization and metabolic medicine.

Primary Provider · Hormone Specialist

Mia LoPreiato

NP · Biote-Certified Hormone Specialist

InBody Application

Mia interprets InBody data through the lens of hormone function — how testosterone, estrogen, and cortisol interact with body composition outcomes. She sets protein targets for GLP-1 patients, adjusts hormone dosing based on visceral fat and muscle mass trends, and uses phase angle as a leading indicator of cellular response to treatment.

InBody gives me numbers the scale can't — specifically whether a patient is losing fat or muscle. That distinction drives almost every protocol decision I make during active treatment.

Primary Cosmetic Injector · Hormone Specialist

Teresa Hernandez

NP · Biote-Certified · FNP-BC

InBody Application

Teresa uses InBody data in aesthetic treatment planning — particularly for patients considering Sculptra or volume restoration after significant GLP-1 weight loss. Her Biote certification means she reads body composition changes through a hormone fluency lens, informing both aesthetic sequencing and hormone therapy assessments.

Body composition tells me what the face is starting to reflect — where volume is being lost and what that means for sequencing aesthetic treatment alongside a weight loss or hormone program.

Frequently Asked Questions

InBody scanning — what patients ask most.

What is the meaning of body composition?

Body composition refers to the proportion of fat, muscle, bone, and water that together make up your total body weight. Unlike scale weight — which gives a single number — body composition analysis breaks that number into its components. Two people can weigh exactly the same and have dramatically different health profiles: one with high muscle mass and low body fat, one with low muscle and high visceral fat. Understanding body composition gives your provider meaningful clinical data to build a treatment program around, rather than just a weight target to hit.

How is medical InBody different from gym scanning?

A gym scan may give you an automated printout. Medical InBody at Body Balance Medical gives you clinical interpretation by licensed nurse practitioners who understand how body composition data connects to GLP-1 therapy, TRT, Biote hormone therapy, hydration status, and metabolic risk. Your results are reviewed in person at every visit, integrated with your lab work and health history, and used to make specific program adjustments — not handed to you as a standalone data sheet. BBM uses InBody as a clinical tool inside a LegitScript-certified medical clinic, not as a fitness tracking feature.

Why do I need InBody during GLP-1 therapy?

Compounded Semaglutide and Compounded Tirzepatide can reduce appetite and support significant weight loss — but without body composition monitoring, some of that weight loss may come from lean muscle tissue rather than fat. InBody lets your provider confirm that weight loss is fat-driven. If Skeletal Muscle Mass is declining faster than expected, your provider can adjust protein targets, resistance training guidance, or treatment pacing before the loss becomes clinically significant. This is the clinical difference between a supervised medical weight loss program and an unsupervised prescription.

How often should I get InBody scans?

For patients in active GLP-1 or hormone optimization programs, monthly scans are typically appropriate. This interval allows enough time for meaningful changes to occur while keeping the feedback loop tight enough to adjust protocols before problems compound. For maintenance phases, quarterly scans are usually sufficient. Your provider will set a scan cadence based on your individual treatment goals and how actively you're in a program adjustment phase.

What is a good body composition?

Healthy ranges vary by age, sex, and individual health goals. As general reference points, healthy body fat typically falls between 20–30% for women and 12–20% for men, while higher skeletal muscle mass and lower visceral fat are consistently associated with better metabolic health outcomes. At BBM, providers don't optimize for a single universal target — they use your InBody baseline alongside your health history, program goals, and lab work to define what progress looks like for you specifically. The goal isn't a number; it's a direction.

How accurate is the InBody composition scan?

Clinical-grade InBody units like the InBody 570 have been validated against DEXA in peer-reviewed studies, typically showing agreement within 3–5% for body fat percentage in most adult populations. For the primary clinical use at BBM — tracking trends over time during GLP-1 or hormone therapy — InBody is accurate enough to detect meaningful changes in skeletal muscle mass, visceral fat level, and phase angle across serial scans. Consistent testing conditions (same time of day, fasted, pre-exercise) significantly improve reliability across visits.

What can throw off an InBody scan?

The most common variables: dehydration or overhydration, eating or drinking within 3–4 hours of the scan, intense exercise in the preceding 24 hours, medications that affect fluid balance (diuretics, corticosteroids), and inconsistent testing times across visits. Metal jewelry, lotion on the hands or feet, and heavy clothing can also affect electrode contact. BBM staff walk through preparation guidelines with every new patient before their first scan to minimize variability — and scheduling follow-up scans at the same time of day matters for meaningful trend comparison.

What is the difference between InBody scan and DEXA scan?

DEXA (dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry) is the gold standard for body composition and the most precise method for bone mineral density measurement. InBody uses bioelectrical impedance — radiation-free, under a minute per scan, and practical as a repeat clinical monitoring tool. For serial tracking during active GLP-1, TRT, or hormone optimization programs — where frequent, accessible testing matters — InBody is the right clinical tool. DEXA is better suited when precise bone mineral density is the primary clinical concern, such as in osteoporosis evaluation or fracture risk assessment.

Body Balance Medical · Summerlin, Las Vegas

Start with a scan. Know exactly what you're working with.

InBody scanning is part of how we build every program at Body Balance Medical. Your Compounded Semaglutide or Compounded Tirzepatide program, TRT, and Biote hormone therapies are all monitored with body composition data — so your provider knows whether your program is working, not just what the scale says.

7975 W Sahara Ave #101, Las Vegas, NV 89117 · (702) 843-0590

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