A single morning that covers heart, metabolism, liver, kidneys, hormones and the screening appropriate to your age, followed by an appointment where somebody actually explains the report to you.
High blood pressure, raised blood sugar, fatty liver and abnormal cholesterol share one inconvenient feature. They produce no symptoms at all for years, while quietly doing damage that is far easier to prevent than to reverse.
Indian men develop coronary disease and diabetes at younger ages and at lower body weights than many other populations, which makes waiting until forty five for a first check a poor strategy. Screening from the mid thirties makes considerably more sense.
The point of this assessment is not to hand you a thick folder of numbers. It is to find the things worth acting on, explain them in plain language, and set out what to do about them. Dr. Ashutosh Shah reviews every report personally at Elegance Clinic.
Feeling well is not evidence of being well. These are the situations where a structured assessment repays the morning it costs you.
It is rarely ignorance. It is usually a combination of no symptoms, no time and no obvious trigger to act.
Modules are chosen with you beforehand against your age, history and concerns. Written fasting instructions are sent, along with a request to bring current medications and any previous reports.
Bloods and urine are collected first thing on arrival so you can eat immediately afterwards. Breakfast is available in the clinic while the remaining tests are carried out.
A full clinical examination including blood pressure, weight, waist, body composition, cardiac and respiratory assessment, and a confidential discussion of anything you have been reluctant to raise.
Electrocardiogram, treadmill testing, echocardiography or abdominal ultrasound as included in your plan. Most men are finished and on their way within three to four hours.
A dedicated appointment once laboratory results are back, going through every finding, what is normal, what needs watching and what needs acting on now. You leave with a written summary.
Treatment started where needed, specialist referrals arranged with all reports assembled, repeat testing scheduled for anything borderline, and the interval agreed for your next full assessment.
A report on its own changes nothing. The value is in the appointment afterwards, where each result is explained, put in context against your history, and sorted into three groups. Things that need action now, things that need watching, and things that are simply normal.
Where treatment is needed, it starts there rather than with a referral letter and a hope. Where a specialist opinion is required, it is arranged with the reports and images already assembled.
Where everything is normal, you are told exactly that, given an interval for the next check, and sent home. That outcome is common and it is a perfectly good result.
Cost depends on which modules are included. A core assessment covering examination, blood panel, urine analysis and an electrocardiogram sits at the lower end. Adding a treadmill test, abdominal ultrasound, hormone studies or cancer screening raises the figure accordingly. Choosing modules against your age and family history usually costs less than a fixed comprehensive package while covering the things that actually matter for you. You are given the itemised figure before booking, and the results appointment is included in it.
Everyone gets the core panel. Additional modules are chosen according to your age, family history, symptoms and risk factors.
Full examination, blood pressure, weight, waist and body composition, blood count, blood sugar and HbA1c, kidney and liver function, lipid profile, thyroid function, vitamin D, vitamin B12, urine analysis and an electrocardiogram.
Ask about thisTreadmill stress testing, echocardiography where indicated and a more detailed lipid assessment. Recommended for men over forty, smokers, and anyone with a parent or sibling who developed heart disease before sixty.
Ask about thisFasting insulin, an abdominal ultrasound for fatty liver, extended liver testing and a formal assessment of diabetes risk. Fatty liver is now extremely common in men in their thirties and produces no symptoms whatsoever.
Ask about thisMorning testosterone, prolactin, pituitary hormones and a confidential discussion of erectile function, desire and fertility. Included without you needing to raise it, because plenty of men would not otherwise mention it at all.
Ask about thisProstate marker with examination for men over fifty, or over forty five with a family history, along with age appropriate bowel screening and a review of any lesion or symptom you have noticed but not mentioned.
Ask about thisA structured look at sleep, snoring, alcohol, tobacco, activity, diet and work pressure, with a sleep study arranged where apnoea is suspected. These findings often explain the abnormal numbers on the rest of the report.
Ask about thisHonest answers about this procedure in Surat.
Ask a QuestionMen over thirty five, anyone with a family history of heart disease or diabetes, smokers, men carrying excess weight around the middle, and anyone who has not had blood tests done in the last two years. Long working hours, frequent travel and poor sleep are all reasons to come in earlier.
Plan for a morning. Fasting bloods are taken first, then examination, measurements and any imaging or cardiac testing that has been included. Most men are finished within three to four hours. Results needing a laboratory turnaround are discussed at a separate appointment a day or two later.
Yes, for ten to twelve hours before the appointment, with water allowed. Fasting is needed for accurate blood sugar and lipid readings. Take your regular medications with a sip of water unless told otherwise, and bring a list of everything you take, including supplements and anything bought over the counter.
A core panel covers blood count, blood sugar and HbA1c, kidney and liver function, lipids, thyroid, vitamin D, vitamin B12 and urine analysis. Depending on age and risk, an electrocardiogram, treadmill test, abdominal ultrasound, prostate marker and hormone studies are added to that base.
Everything is explained, including borderline results and findings that need nothing more than a repeat in six months. Nothing is withheld and nothing is inflated. Where a result needs specialist input, a referral is arranged with the reports and images ready, rather than leaving you to start again elsewhere.
Feeling fine is exactly when they are most useful. High blood pressure, raised blood sugar, fatty liver and abnormal lipids produce no symptoms for years while damage accumulates quietly. Finding them early usually means correcting them with lifestyle change and simple treatment rather than managing complications much later.
Annually for most men over forty, or where a risk factor such as diabetes, high blood pressure or a strong family history is present. Under forty with normal results and no risk factors, every two years is reasonable. The right interval is set for you at the results appointment.
Yes. Records are held securely and are not shared with an employer, an insurer or a family member without your written permission. Reports can be collected in person or sent directly to you. Where a company has arranged the assessment, only your attendance is confirmed, never your findings.
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