General Practitioners

• Arthritis
• Medical Weight Loss
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• Primary Care
  Internal medicine is an inclusive specialty whose practitioners provide care for patients regardless of the type of condition they have. This makes internists like Maria Briones, MD, of Briones Weight Loss Center in Mount Kisco, New York, the ideal primary care providers for a range of services, from urgent care to the management of chronic conditions. Learn More
• High Cholesterol
• Emergency Care
  My name is Joe and I used to be 425 pounds. I always tried to not be a “fat person” and stay active but as I got older, my body could only take so much. I slowed down, and became less able to enjoy the things I loved. This exacerbated my weight problem even more as being less active means putting more pounds on. Eating became my entertainment. I lived from work, to eating, to the couch, day after day. I didn’t sleep well which I later found out was sleep apnea. My health began deteriorating, leading to out of control blood pressure that sent me to the emergency room, heart palpitations that sent me to the emergency room and various doctors to try and solve. I had lower leg lymphedema which is a condition that caused my lymphatic system to not be able to move the fluid up into my body. My legs swelled to giant proportions making them harder to move and an eyesore to look at.I kept a smile on my face and tried my best for my family to do the things they loved, even though it meant a lot of the time just sitting and watching. I couldn’t go on the beach. If I did and sand got between my toes I would get a leg infection that would have become life-threatening if I did not go on mega antibiotics to treat.

Internists

• Internal Medicine
  Dr. Briones started her educational pursuits at the Autonomous National University of Nicaragua. She then went on to earn her Doctor of Medicine from the Autonomous School of Central America in San Jose, Costa Rica. Dr. Briones then relocated to the United States, where she completed her internal medicine internship at Mount Vernon Hospital and her residency at Long Island College Hospital.

Psychiatrists

• Stress Management

Endocrinologist

• Diabetes Care

Radiologist

• Ultrasound
  If you want to remove unsightly fat from common areas such as the love handles, we offer a variety of methods that are non-invasive, such as laser therapies, mesotherapy, and ultrasound fat reduction. These methods all target troublesome fat directly without the need for pain.
• Chemotherapy
  According to conventional wisdom, cancer patients primarily need to worry about not losing too much weight. But actually, some chemotherapy drugs can cause weight gain, not loss, especially chemo drugs used to treat breast cancer. Once patients have achieved remission, they might once again join a weight loss program. Careful nutrition planning is recommended to support optimum health. Patients in remission are usually encouraged to follow an exercise program that includes strength training, since cancer treatment often leads to a loss of muscle tone.

Plastic Surgeons

• Botox
  To help her patients look as good as they feel, Dr. Briones also provides cosmetic services, including Botox® and fillers, Ultherapy®, and Venus Versa™.
• Liposuction
  Laser Fat Reduction: This method uses lasers to liquefy fat beneath the skin’s surface, allowing it to get naturally released from the body. This was introduced as an alternative to liposuction procedures.
• Face Lift
  Ultherapy is a noninvasive, safe, and effective treatment that sends ultrasound energy to the connective tissue underneath the skin. The beauty expert in this video tries Ultherapy for herself and discovers that it’s pain-free and doesn’t require any downtime. The result is lifted, tightened skin—similar to what you might expect from a surgical facelift.
• Bariatric Surgery
  Bariatric surgeries, such as gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy, involve drastic anatomical alterations in order to facilitate weight loss. Before considering bariatric surgery, your doctor will advise you to make multiple attempts to lose weight through nonsurgical means, such as by joining a weight loss center in Mt. Kisco or the surrounding Westchester County. Even if your doctor does determine that you’re a good candidate for bariatric surgery, you’ll be advised to lose weight before the procedure, typically by using OPTIFAST.

Physical Therapists

• Physical Therapy