Holvia, leading slimming clinic in Madrid, surpasses 1,000 patients with a medical model without the yo-yo effect

Obesity is recognized by the World Health Organization as a chronic disease, yet most people trying to lose weight do so without medical supervision and with methods that do not work long-term. Centro Médico Holvia (holvia.es), which has become the reference clinic for slimming medicine in Madrid, offers an alternative: treating weight loss as what it is, a health problem requiring medical diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up.

"Losing weight is not a matter of willpower, but of physiology. When appetite and metabolism are regulated, it's time to work on habits that maintain weight. This can only be achieved with a medical team accompanying the patient throughout the process," explains Dr. Santiago Blanco, a doctor at Centro Médico Holvia.

Since its launch, Holvia has treated over 1,000 patients with medical assessments and treatments, and holds the highest score among slimming clinics in Madrid in Google reviews. Patients particularly highlight the team's approachability, the clarity of medical explanations, and the feeling of not being alone during treatment.

 Part of the growing interest in slimming medicine comes from the arrival of a new generation of obesity drugs, known as GLP-1 analogues. The best-known are semaglutide (marketed as Wegovy) and tirzepatide (Mounjaro), weekly injectable medications that act on hormones regulating appetite and satiety.

"These are treatments with very solid scientific evidence and have changed the approach to obesity, but they are prescription medications with indications, contraindications, and side effects. They are not for everyone; they require a prior medical evaluation and a gradual dose adjustment, and by themselves, they do not solve the problem: without lifestyle changes, the weight returns when you stop them," warns Dr. Blanco. At Holvia, the decision on which treatment to follow—pharmacological, intragastric balloon, or surgery—is always made based on medical criteria and indication, and the clinic warns of the risk of acquiring these drugs through unauthorized channels or without supervision.

Treatment at Holvia is structured into four coordinated areas:

Follow-up is completed with direct clinical chat with the team and periodic body composition checks, so the patient is never alone between appointments.

Holvia operates on a monthly subscription model with no long-term commitment, which includes medical consultation, prescription, and follow-up. "We want patients to stay because it works for them, not because they are tied to a contract," says Francisco Javier, the clinic's CEO. The first medical assessment is free and can be requested through the website.

The most common patient profile is women aged 40-55 going through hormonal changes associated with perimenopause and menopause, a stage where losing weight is particularly difficult through traditional means. Increasingly, men aged 45-60 also attend, often after a health warning—hypertension, prediabetes, cholesterol—and are seeking a medical, not just aesthetic, solution.

The clinic insists on a clear message: no pseudotherapies, no miracle products, no promises of results in impossible timeframes. "The market is full of shortcuts without scientific backing that end up costing health and money. Our commitment is to practice medicine, with doctors, and ensure every decision is clinically justified," adds Dr. Blanco.

Centro Médico Holvia is a slimming medicine clinic based in Madrid, specializing in the comprehensive medical treatment of obesity and overweight, with in-person care and online follow-up for patients across Spain. Its name comes from "holistic life" and summarizes its philosophy: a fuller, more complete life in a healthy body. More information and request for a free initial assessment at holvia.es.