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Our Team

Dr. Richard Nguyen, DO

Since establishing Lifetime Surgical in Los Gatos in 2007, Dr. Richard Nguyen has transformed thousands of lives through his pioneering surgical expertise. Now, this visionary physician is expanding his legacy of excellence with an innovative Wellness Clinic—a natural evolution that captures his commitment to holistic health. This groundbreaking expansion offers patients access to cutting-edge longevity protocols and performance optimization without surgical intervention. By seamlessly bridging conventional medicine with forward-thinking wellness approaches, Dr. Nguyen isn't just changing bodies—he's revolutionizing lives and reshaping how we think about lifelong vitality.

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Morgan Carmean, ARNP

The Wellness Clinic at Lifetime Surgical is spearheaded by Morgan Carmean, ARNP. With an exceptional talent for uncovering each patient's unique health narrative, Morgan crafts bespoke wellness journeys that transcend traditional approaches. Her integrative methodology doesn't just address symptoms; it orchestrates total-body harmony through precisely calibrated interventions. Combining cutting-edge science with intuitive care, Morgan transforms the patient experience from standardized treatment to artful healing—where evidence-based practices meet the distinctive rhythms of individual biology, and true wellness becomes an achievable reality.

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Optimize Today. Thrive Tomorrow.

Revolutionary Performance Medicine: Transforming Health into Lifelong Vitality

At Lifetime Performance Medicine, Dr. Nguyen pioneers an innovative approach that goes beyond traditional healthcare. We don't just treat symptoms—we optimize your body's natural systems through advanced diagnostics, personalized treatment plans, and cutting-edge therapies. Our integrative methodology combines medical expertise with performance science to enhance your vitality, slow biological aging, and maximize your body's potential at every stage of life.

Our practice stands at the intersection of longevity science and performance medicine, offering precisely calibrated treatments including therapeutic IVs, bioregulatory peptides, and metabolic optimization. Each treatment plan is meticulously designed around your unique biology and goals—whether you're seeking weight management, enhanced energy, improved recovery, or comprehensive longevity strategies. Experience healthcare that doesn't just add years to your life, but life to your years.

Our Treatments

The Science of Thriving: Our Service Suite

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IV Therapy

Our customized IV therapies deliver essential nutrients, vitamins, and minerals directly to your bloodstream, bypassing digestive limitations for maximum absorption. Each formulation is precisely calibrated to address your unique biochemistry, whether you're seeking enhanced energy, improved recovery, immune support, or cognitive performance. Experience the immediate difference of targeted cellular nourishment that revitalizes from within.

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Peptide Therapy

Peptide therapy harnesses your body's natural signaling molecules to enhance specific biological functions with remarkable precision. Our customized peptide protocols can stimulate tissue repair, optimize hormone production, enhance immune function, and activate longevity pathways. By targeting exact cellular mechanisms, we help your body perform at its highest potential through its own innate intelligence, producing remarkable and noticeable results.

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Medical Weight Loss

Our effective weight loss injections address the underlying metabolic factors that conventional approaches often miss. By precisely targeting key hormonal pathways, these advanced formulations help regulate appetite, enhance fat metabolism, preserve lean muscle, and optimize energy balance. This scientific approach creates sustainable results by working with your unique biochemistry—enabling lasting transformation rather than temporary change.

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What Are Peptides?

Your Body's Natural Molecular Messengers

Peptides are short chains of amino acids that function as your body's sophisticated communication system—precise molecular messengers that carry specific instructions between cells about healing, optimization, and performance enhancement. Unlike synthetic pharmaceuticals that often override biological processes, peptides work by enhancing your body's existing communication networks, facilitating natural improvements in tissue repair, hormone production, immune function, and cellular regeneration.

Our Precision Approach

At Lifetime Performance Medicine, we utilize peptides through a medically supervised, strategically designed approach that maximizes safety and results:

  • Professional Oversight: All peptide therapies are prescribed and monitored by Dr. Richard Nguyen and our clinical team, with comprehensive health evaluation and continuous monitoring to ensure optimal outcomes.

  • Strategic Sequencing: We carefully introduce peptides in specific sequences—building foundational cellular improvements first, then progressively enhancing performance and optimization based on your personal response patterns.

  • Synergistic Combinations: Our expertise allows us to design peptide combinations that work together synergistically, amplifying benefits while addressing multiple systems simultaneously—such as enhancing recovery while improving cognitive function.

  • Personalized Protocols: Every peptide protocol is tailored to your unique biology, health goals, and optimization priorities, ensuring that treatments work with your specific physiology rather than against it.

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Therapeutic Applications

Research demonstrates that peptide therapy can:

  • Accelerate tissue repair and regeneration

  • Optimize hormone production and balance

  • Enhance immune system function

  • Improve cellular energy production

  • Accelerate recovery and healing

  • Support cognitive performance

  • Facilitate metabolic optimization

  • Assist with weight management

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The Science of Safety

We source peptides exclusively from FDA-regulated compounding pharmacies meeting the highest standards for purity and potency. Our protocols emphasize safety through medical supervision, quality assurance, and adaptive monitoring that adjusts treatments based on your response. Regular follow-up assessments track your response and allow for real-time adjustments to optimize results while maintaining safety.

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Synergistic Combinations

One of the most powerful aspects of peptide therapy lies in the strategic combination of different peptides that work synergistically to produce enhanced results. Peptide combinations are tailored to your unique biology, health goals, and optimization priorities, ensuring that synergistic effects align with your specific needs.

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Your Health Transformation Awaits

Peptide therapy represents the future of precision medicine—working with your body's natural intelligence to unlock healing and optimization capabilities you may not have realized were possible. When cellular communication is enhanced through therapeutic peptides, extraordinary improvements in health, performance, and vitality become achievable realities.

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Precision Peptides: Your Body's Performance Enhancers

Ipamorelin + CJC-1295
Growth Hormone Support
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This synergistic peptide combination naturally stimulates your body's own growth hormone production, restoring more youthful hormone patterns without the risks of direct hormone replacement. Ipamorelin provides selective growth hormone release, while CJC-1295 extends the duration of action for sustained benefits. Together, they enhance sleep quality, improve body composition, accelerate recovery, increase energy levels, and support cognitive function—creating comprehensive improvements in vitality and performance.

BPC‑157
Advanced Tissue Repair
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Originally discovered in gastric juices, BPC-157 demonstrates remarkable healing properties for virtually any tissue type. This "body protection compound" accelerates repair of tendons, ligaments, muscles, and even neural tissue while reducing inflammation and promoting blood vessel formation. Patients often experience faster recovery from injuries, improved digestive health, enhanced wound healing, and reduced pain—making it invaluable for both injury recovery and performance optimization.

TB‑500 (Thymosin‑β4) 
Healing & Inflammation Management
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TB-500 is a powerful regenerative peptide that enhances tissue repair while providing significant anti-inflammatory effects throughout the body. It promotes cell migration, blood vessel formation, and tissue remodeling—key processes in healing and recovery. This peptide is particularly effective for addressing chronic injuries, reducing systemic inflammation, improving flexibility and range of motion, and accelerating recovery from both exercise and injury.

GHK‑Cu 
Skin & Tissue Regeneration
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This copper peptide possesses potent regenerative and protective properties, particularly for skin health and tissue repair. GHK-Cu stimulates collagen production, enhances wound healing, provides antioxidant protection, and supports cellular repair mechanisms. Benefits include improved skin texture and appearance, faster healing of cuts and wounds, enhanced hair growth, reduced inflammation, and overall tissue rejuvenation—making it excellent for both aesthetic and therapeutic applications.

KPV
Targeted Anti-Inflammatory
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KPV is a selective anti-inflammatory peptide derived from melanocortin that provides powerful inflammation control without suppressing beneficial immune responses. It specifically targets inflammatory pathways while preserving normal immune function, making it ideal for managing chronic inflammatory conditions. KPV is particularly effective for digestive inflammation, skin conditions, autoimmune responses, and systemic inflammation reduction.

GLP‑1 medications
Advanced Metabolic Optimization
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GLP-1 (glucagon-like peptide-1) medications represent a revolutionary approach to metabolic health and weight management. These medications work by mimicking natural hormones that regulate blood sugar, slow gastric emptying, and reduce appetite through central nervous system pathways.

  • First Generation: Initial GLP-1 medications established the foundation for metabolic optimization through improved glucose control and modest weight loss benefits.
  • Second Generation: Enhanced formulations provide longer-lasting effects with improved dosing convenience and more significant weight management benefits.
  • Third Generation: The latest innovations offer superior efficacy for weight management, improved metabolic profiles, and enhanced patient outcomes with optimized delivery systems.

These medications address underlying metabolic dysfunction rather than simply restricting calories, creating sustainable results by working with your body's natural regulatory systems. Benefits include significant weight reduction, improved insulin sensitivity, better blood sugar control, reduced cardiovascular risk factors, and enhanced metabolic health.

NAD+ IV Therapy
Cellular Energy & Longevity
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NAD+ (Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide) is a crucial coenzyme present in every cell, playing vital roles in energy production, cellular repair, and longevity pathways. NAD+ levels naturally decline with age—dropping by up to 50% between ages 40 and 60—compromising cellular function and contributing to aging processes.

GLP-1 (glucagon-like peptide-1) medications represent a revolutionary approach to metabolic health and weight management. These medications work by mimicking natural hormones that regulate blood sugar, slow gastric emptying, and reduce appetite through central nervous system pathways.

The “Healing & Recovery Blend” 
(KPV + BPC-157 + TB-500 + GHK-Cu)
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Together, this synergistic combination creates a comprehensive healing environment that addresses inflammation, accelerates tissue repair, and optimizes recovery from injury, exercise, or chronic conditions—delivering faster, more complete healing than any individual peptide alone.

  • KPV provides targeted anti-inflammatory action, selectively reducing harmful inflammation while preserving beneficial immune responses essential for healing.
  • BPC-157 accelerates comprehensive tissue repair, promoting healing of tendons, ligaments, muscles, and digestive tissue while enhancing blood vessel formation to support recovery.
  • TB-500 enhances cellular migration and tissue remodeling, reducing systemic inflammation while promoting flexibility, range of motion, and overall tissue regeneration.
  • GHK-Cu stimulates collagen production and provides antioxidant protection, supporting cellular repair mechanisms while enhancing skin health and wound healing.

Peak Vitality, Optimal Performance, Extended Longevity: The Science of Better Living

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Breaking Boundaries:
Redefine What's Possible

See the living embodiment of what's possible when cutting-edge science meets personalized care. Through our pioneering treatments, individuals can access biological possibilities conventional medicine never offered. Their transformations reflect the power of targeting root causes with precision tools: peptide therapies that regenerate, IV protocols that revitalize, and metabolic interventions that rebuild. This is the new standard of what's possible when innovation drives overall wellness.

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Redefine what's possible—Our treatment protocols work at the cellular level to enhance metabolic efficiency, hormonal balance, and regenerative capacity—creating sustainable improvements in health, energy, body composition, and longevity.

The future of wellness is personalized, precise, and powerful.

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