The Metabolic Baseline · $99 · North Hills, Pittsburgh
Medically guided weight loss with 20+ years of surgical experience, in person, with Melissa.
Melissa Kolowitz, PA-C, builds your plan around your body, your history, and your goals, and stays with you at every visit.
- 4.9 on Google (45 reviews)
- One provider, every visit
- Melissa Kolowitz, PA-C · 20+ years
- Ross Township, Pittsburgh
Who it's for
Who the Baseline is designed for.
- You've been thinking about a GLP-1 and want a clinician's read on whether it fits you before you start.
- You're already on one and want a person in the room for the dosing, the side effects, and what comes after.
- You want a plan built from your own body composition and history, with one provider who keeps track of both.
The $99 Baseline is where Melissa looks at all of it with you before anything is prescribed.
Your first visit
What $99 actually gets you.
Your real numbers
Hume® body composition analysis: fat mass, lean muscle mass and metabolic rate. It's the difference between knowing you weigh 210 and knowing what 210 is made of.
A straight answer on GLP-1
Whether you're a candidate, which class of medication fits your history, or why another route may suit you better. Melissa explains what she sees and why.
A written four-week nutrition strategy
Built from your numbers and simple enough to start the next morning. It's the same four-week strategy the 90-Day Pathway runs on.
Sixty minutes to be heard
Tell Melissa what you've already tried and where it fell apart. She's the one who remembers it the next time you sit down together.
You walk out with all of it: your numbers, your four-week strategy, and a clear picture of what your body has been doing.
- 1Book your time
- 2Sixty minutes with Melissa
- 3Decide with your numbers in hand
A note from Melissa
A year from now, she'll already know you.
I'm Melissa Kolowitz, PA-C. I've spent 20+ years helping people build habits that hold.
I opened Aetheria Aesthetics & Wellness™ because I wanted weight loss care to stay with one provider, from the first visit through maintenance. Here, that provider is me.
A year from now, I'll know what we've already tried, what your numbers did, and what your body responds to. Sometimes the honest answer on medication is no. I'd rather tell you that on day one.
Book your $99 Baseline.
Send this over and we'll confirm your time, usually within one business day. Your $99 is credited toward any weight loss or wellness program, with no obligation to start one.
- Your phone number is for confirming and reaching you about your visit.
- Your mobile information is never shared for marketing.
- Then it's sixty minutes with Melissa, and the decision is yours.
What Patients Say.
Melissa did a wonderful job listening to my goals for my appointment and helping me determine what services were right for me. She could have easily convinced me to do more, but she was honest and only suggested what I truly needed done, which was greatly appreciated.
Melissa is amazing! She will take time to listen, answer all your questions, and guide you to the right treatment.
Melissa is incredible. She listens to your needs/wants and won't suggest things that you don't need. She works with your budget, is attentive, and makes you feel safe and ensures you understand all of the layers of what you're getting into.
Verbatim excerpts from public Google reviews of Aetheria Aesthetics & Wellness. Individual results vary.
The difference
Re-scanned and adjusted at every visit.
| Attribute | Managed online | Managed with Melissa |
|---|---|---|
| Who evaluates you | An online form, reviewed remotely | 60 minutes in person with Melissa Kolowitz, PA-C |
| What gets measured | The weight you report | Full body composition: fat mass, lean muscle, metabolic rate, re-scanned every visit |
| Who you talk to | Usually a support team | Melissa, directly |
| Six months in | Typically the plan you started with | A plan adjusted as many times as your body has needed |
| When you taper off | Not typically included | A maintenance plan built as your body adjusts |
What it costs
$99 to start, credited toward your program.
The Metabolic Baseline is $99. If you go forward, it comes off the price of whichever program you and Melissa choose, and she walks you through program pricing at your visit.
If a GLP-1 is the route, baseline lab work comes first and is billed separately. You'll know the exact cost before a single test is ordered.
The program
If the Baseline says you're a fit.
The 90-Day Pathway
Ninety days with a plan written around your own numbers: protein targets and strength work to protect your muscle, progress measured at every visit, and adjustments made as your body adapts.
Everything in the Pathway
Your clinical care
- A personalized clinical roadmap
- Medication management
- Monthly and as-needed provider visits
- Ongoing clinical coaching
- Treatment adjustments based on your progress
- Prescription management
- Supportive medications
- Follow-up laboratory monitoring
Your plan outside the office
- A 4-week personalized nutrition strategy
- A progressive strength plan
- Healthy habit coaching
- Aetheria Educational Library
How you see progress
- Monthly Hume® body composition analysis
- Clinical progress reviews
- Goal setting and outcome tracking
What comes with it
- Monthly B-complex wellness injections
- Ancient Nutrition Multi Collagen
- Aetheria shaker bottle
- Super Greens sample packets
- Fullscript professional supplement pricing
Your $99 Baseline is credited toward your Pathway. Clinical services are provided when medically appropriate. Individual results vary.
Questions, answered
Straight answers.
What does a program cost?
The Metabolic Baseline is $99. Program pricing depends on which path fits you, and we go through it in full at your Baseline, with no pressure and no surprises. Your $99 comes off the price of whichever one you choose.
I'm already on a GLP-1 from an online service. Can I switch?
Yes, and it's one of the more common reasons people come in. Start with the Baseline. Melissa reviews what you're on, examines you, and builds the right level of care around it, adjusting when the same dose stops doing the same work.
What about side effects?
Side effects vary from person to person. Melissa reviews your history and labs before prescribing, goes over what to expect from the specific medication, and checks in at every visit so your plan can be adjusted if something isn't sitting well.
Do I have to take a GLP-1?
No. Medication is one tool, used when it's the right one. The nutrition strategy, strength programming, habit coaching and body composition tracking work on their own, and the full 90 days can run without a prescription.
What if I'm not a candidate for medication?
Melissa will tell you, and she'll tell you what to do instead. You keep your body composition data and your nutrition plan either way, and your $99 is still credited toward any weight loss or wellness program you decide to start.
Who will I see at my visits?
Melissa Kolowitz, PA-C, at every visit. She brings 20+ years of clinical and surgical experience, and because she has your history, labs and body composition trend in front of her, each adjustment builds on the last one.
What if my progress stalls?
Plateaus are common, and what you need at month six usually looks different from week one. Melissa re-scans you, looks at what your body did that month, and adjusts the medication, nutrition or strength plan. Your care continues after the 90 days, too.
Where are you located?
In Ross Township, in Pittsburgh's North Hills, convenient to Wexford, Cranberry Township, Sewickley and Mars. Every visit is in person.
Sixty minutes. Then you'll know.
Your body composition, a yes or a no on medication, and a plan you can start tomorrow. $99.
Medical eligibility required. Individual results vary. GLP-1 medications (semaglutide, tirzepatide) are prescribed based on individual eligibility, medical history, and clinical assessment. Not all patients are candidates for GLP-1 therapy. GLP-1 therapy requires baseline laboratory testing, which is billed separately and is not included in the $99 Metabolic Baseline or in program pricing. Your $99 Metabolic Baseline is credited toward any weight loss or wellness program upon enrollment. Cannot be combined with other promotions. This page is informational and is not medical advice. All treatments are provided following consultation and clinical assessment by Melissa Kolowitz, PA-C.