Unlike SEO, paid search is fast: once campaigns are approved, your ads appear at the top of search the same day and can generate calls within the first week. The first few weeks are a learning period — we gather conversion data, prune wasted spend, and let Smart Bidding settle — so cost per lead typically improves over the first one to three months as the account matures.

Two numbers matter: your ad budget (paid to Google) and our management fee. Cost-per-click in medical weight loss varies widely by city and keyword and tends to run higher than average because GLP-1 competition is heavy. A common starting point is a media budget you’re comfortable testing with, plus disciplined negative keywords so you’re not paying for the wrong clicks. We start with a free PPC plan and give you a clear, fixed monthly proposal — no long lock-ins, no surprises.

Yes — medical weight loss clinics, bariatricians, and GLP-1 programs can advertise on Google, but prescription weight-loss medications are a sensitive, restricted category with real rules. Programs, consultations, and physician-supervised care are advertisable; restricted Rx-drug claims often require certification. We keep PHI out of pixels, audiences, and reporting, follow Google’s restricted-medication and personalized-ads policies, and avoid the remarketing that gets accounts flagged. Compliance is built into how we run the account, not an afterthought.

Prescription weight-loss medications (GLP-1s like semaglutide) sit in Google’s restricted health category, which means tighter review and, for Rx-drug advertising, possible LegitScript or pharmacy certification. We frame campaigns around what’s advertisable — programs, consultations, and physician-supervised care — not the restricted Rx-drug claims that get accounts suspended. We handle restricted-category verification up front, write policy-safe ad copy, and structure targeting to stay within the rules — so your campaigns get approved and stay live, instead of getting disapproved or suspended. You also keep full ownership of the ad account.

We set up HIPAA-aware conversion tracking and call tracking with CRM integration before launch, so every phone call and form fill is attributed to the keyword and campaign that drove it — without putting PHI into the ad platform. You get plain-English monthly reports tying spend to booked consultations and cost per lead, not vanity clicks.

They solve different problems. PPC puts you at the top of search instantly and gives you a controllable, predictable lead pipeline — ideal when you need consultations now or are opening, relocating, or adding GLP-1 prescribing. SEO compounds over months and lowers cost per lead long term. Most practices run paid search for speed while SEO builds the lower-cost, durable channel underneath it.

It can be — even on a modest budget. Google Ads for medical weight loss clinics works because paid search reaches patients with high intent at the exact moment they’re looking for care. The key for a solo or small practice is tight geo-targeting, disciplined negative keywords, and Local Services Ads where they fit, so you’re not competing head-on with big weight loss chains for every click. We start with a free audit so you see realistic cost per lead before committing.

Yes, where the practice qualifies. Local Services Ads place you above the standard search ads on a pay-per-lead basis with a Google Screened or Google Guaranteed badge — high trust for local medical weight loss clinics. Eligibility depends on your category, license verification, and background checks; we handle the application, verification, and lead disputes so you only pay for valid inquiries.

Google has far more search volume, so it’s usually the primary channel. Microsoft/Bing typically has lower cost per click and skews toward an older, often insured demographic — which can be a cheaper way to reach certain weight-loss audiences. For most practices the answer isn’t either/or: we lead with Google for volume and layer in Microsoft Advertising to stretch budget and lower blended cost per lead.

Yes — Stethon Digital Marketing is a weight loss PPC agency and Google Ads agency that specializes in healthcare — not a generalist agency learning your niche on your dime. As dedicated paid-search managers for medical weight loss and bariatric practices, our campaign management runs the high-intent Search, Performance Max, and Local Services Ads that fill your consultation calendar. Every weight loss Google Ads campaign is built around how patients search for GLP-1 and medical weight loss programs and how Google’s restricted weight-loss-medication policy works. Whether you’re a medical weight loss clinic, bariatrician, obesity medicine specialist, GLP-1 program, or group practice, you get a specialist healthcare-PPC team that already understands HIPAA-safe conversion tracking, restricted-category compliance, Quality Score, and the patient journey.