Concierge & Longevity Medicine
in St. Louis, MO
Elite Physician-Led Preventive & Personalized Medical Care
At Awaken Face & Body Wellness, the concierge medicine St. Louis patients trust is built on direct physician access, personalized preventive care, and long-term health optimization led by Dr. Erica Yalavarthi.
This is not:
- A rushed primary care visit
- A crowded waiting room experience
- A one-size-fits-all healthcare model
This is a premium, relationship-based medical program focused on:
- Preventive care
- Personalized treatment strategies
- Direct physician access
- Comprehensive wellness planning
- Long-term health and longevity
If you have felt overlooked, rushed, or frustrated by traditional medicine, the issue is not you. The issue is the system.
How Your Awaken Transformation Works
A clear, physician-led path built around your health, goals, and long-term vitality.
Three Transformations, One Personalized Plan
Your assessment determines the pathway—or combination of pathways—that fits you.
Who Concierge Medicine Is For
This program may be ideal for patients who:
- Want a more personalized healthcare experience
- Are tired of rushed appointments
- Want easier access to their physician
- Need help managing multiple health concerns
- Want a more proactive approach to aging well
- Are focused on prevention and longevity
- Value comprehensive, physician-guided wellness care
- Want support with weight, hormones, fatigue, sleep, or metabolic health
It is especially appealing to busy professionals, executives, entrepreneurs, parents, and adults who want their healthcare to be more efficient, responsive, and personalized.
What Makes Our Concierge Program Different
- Brief visits
- Limited access
- Reactive treatment
- Fragmented care
- Minimal personalization
- Physician-led care
- A more personalized relationship
- Prevention-focused strategy
- Thorough evaluation and follow-up
- Attention to lifestyle, metabolism, hormones, and longevity
- A more responsive and elevated patient experience
The Science of Aging (Cellular Longevity)
Aging is a complex biological process driven by multiple factors at the cellular level. Understanding these mechanisms allows us to intervene earlier and more effectively.
Key drivers of aging include:
- Mitochondrial Dysfunction – The mitochondria are responsible for cellular energy production. Over time, efficiency declines, leading to fatigue, metabolic dysfunction, and cellular aging.
- Chronic Inflammation – Often referred to as “inflammaging,” low-grade inflammation contributes to cardiovascular disease, neurodegeneration, and metabolic decline.
- Oxidative Stress – Free radicals damage cells and DNA, accelerating aging and increasing disease risk.
- Hormonal Decline – Decreasing hormone levels affect metabolism, muscle mass, cognitive function, and overall vitality.
- Cellular Senescence – Aging cells lose their ability to function properly and accumulate, impairing tissue health.
Longevity medicine focuses on addressing these root causes through targeted therapies including lifestyle changes, supplements, peptides, hormone optimization, metabolic support, and regenerative treatments.
Peptide Therapy
What are Peptides?
Peptides are short chains of amino acids that act as signaling molecules in the body. They regulate critical functions including healing, metabolism, immune response, and cellular repair.
At Awaken Face & Body Wellness, peptide therapy is customized based on patient goals and lab data.
Key peptides include:
• BPC-157 – Promotes tissue healing, reduces inflammation, and supports recovery from injury.
• Thymosin Alpha-1 – Enhances immune function and supports cellular defense mechanisms.
• MOTS-C – A mitochondrial peptide that improves metabolic function, insulin sensitivity, and energy production.
• Epitalon – Associated with cellular longevity and regulation of telomeres, which play a role in aging.
• Retatrutide – Advanced metabolic peptide supporting weight optimization and fat loss.
• CJC-1295/Ipamorelin - stimulates growth hormone for fat loss, muscle gain, improved sleep and recovery
• Semax and Selank- Neuroprotective for focus and memory, anti-anxiety, brain performance, mood stability
• TB-500- Thymosin Beta-4 - promotes cell migration and repair for faster wound healing, musculoskeletal injuries and improved flexibility and recovery
• GHK-Cu (Copper)- promotes collagen production, skin tightening, hair regrowth
• Kisspeptin- Supports testosterone and estrogen balance, libido improvement Peptides are carefully dosed and monitored to ensure safety and effectiveness as part of a comprehensive longevity plan.
Metabolic Health
Metabolic health plays a central role in longevity.
Poor metabolic function can lead to insulin resistance, weight gain, and chronic disease.
Our approach includes:
• Advanced metabolic testing, including Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM), Resting Metabolic Rate evaluation, and VO2 max testing on site
• Body composition DEXA scan
• Personalized nutrition and lifestyle strategies
• Peptide-based metabolic support
• Weight optimization programs
• Lifestyle coaching Improving metabolic health enhances energy, physical performance, and long-term disease prevention.
The Patient Experience
When patients join our concierge medicine program, they can expect a more elevated and personalized medical experience from the start.
Step 1: Comprehensive Consultation
We begin with a detailed review of your health history, symptoms, concerns, medications, lifestyle, and goals.
Step 2: Deeper Assessment
When appropriate, we evaluate important metabolic, hormonal, and preventive markers to better understand the full picture.
Step 3: Personalized Plan
We develop a customized strategy that may include treatment recommendations, monitoring, wellness guidance, and follow-up planning.
Step 4: Ongoing Physician Partnership
You receive continued support, monitoring, and a higher level of accessibility so your care remains proactive rather than reactive.
Concierge Medicine FAQs
Concierge medicine is a membership-style or elevated-access model of medical care designed to provide patients with more personalized attention, improved physician access, and a stronger focus on prevention and wellness.
It can include many aspects of primary care, but it is typically more personalized, more accessible, and more proactive than traditional primary care models.
Patients who value physician access, personalized care, prevention, and long-term health planning are often excellent candidates.
Yes. One of the biggest benefits of concierge medicine is its emphasis on earlier intervention, deeper health assessment, and personalized prevention strategies.
Yes. Depending on your needs, a concierge medicine program may include support for metabolic health, hormone balance, weight optimization, and healthy aging.
Most people choose concierge medicine because they are looking for a better healthcare experience — one with more time, access, personalization, and long-term support.
For many patients, it is worth it because it provides a level of access, attention, and strategic health planning that is difficult to achieve in traditional high-volume settings.
Start Your Health Journey
with a Higher Standard of Care
If you are searching for St. Louis concierge medicine, Awaken Face & Body Wellness offers a more personalized, physician-led approach to preventive and ongoing care for patients in West County, Creve Coeur, Des Peres, Ladue, Town & Country, Chesterfield, Frontenac, and surrounding areas.
Whether your goal is better access, more comprehensive health planning, improved wellness, or long-term longevity support, our concierge medicine program is designed to help you feel cared for, understood, and guided every step of the way.
