DEXA SCAN

Know More Than Your Weight.

Take the guesswork out of your fitness and wellness journey with a DEXA scan at Revive Longevity Center. A DEXA scan provides a detailed look at your body composition, including body fat, lean muscle mass, visceral fat, and bone density. Unlike a traditional scale, DEXA helps you understand how your weight is distributed and what it means for your health, performance, and longevity.

But at Revive, you receive more than just as scan. Your DEXA assessment includes a detailed follow-up report with physician-led insights, normative data comparisons, and personalized recommendations. Our goal is not simply to provide measurements, but to help you understand what those measurements mean and how to use them to make informed decisions about your health.

Whether you're pursuing weight loss, building muscle, improving athletic performance, or optimizing healthy aging, DEXA provides the objective data needed to make informed decisions and track meaningful progress over time.

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Why DEXA Matters

  • Weight Doesn't Tell the Whole Story

    Two people can weigh the same but have dramatically different levels of muscle mass, body fat, and metabolic health.

  • Visceral Fat Impacts Health

    Excess visceral fat surrounding internal organs is associated with increased risk for cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and metabolic dysfunction.

  • Understand Your Body Composition

    Learn how much of your weight comes from body fat, lean muscle mass, and visceral fat to gain a more complete picture of your health.

  • Build a Baseline for Longevity

    Understanding your body composition today creates a benchmark for monitoring age-related changes in muscle mass, body fat, and overall health as you age.

  • An Ideal Companion to Medical Weight Loss

    DEXA helps determine whether weight loss is coming from body fat, lean muscle, or both. Tracking body composition throughout a weight loss journey can help inform nutrition, exercise, and recovery strategies designed to preserve muscle while reducing body fat.

  • See Your Progress Beyond the Scale

    Many clients choose to repeat their DEXA scan every 3-6 months to measure changes in body fat, muscle mass, and visceral fat. Retesting provides objective data to help evaluate the effectiveness of nutrition, exercise, weight loss, and longevity strategies.

What You'll Learn From Your DEXA Scan

✓ Body Fat Percentage 
✓ Lean Muscle Mass 
✓ Visceral Fat Measurement 
✓ Bone Density 
✓ Muscle Balance & Symmetry 
✓ Personalized Health Baseline 
✓ Normative Data Comparisons 
✓ Physician-Led Insights & Recommendations

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a DEXA scan?

A DEXA (Dual-Energy X-ray Absorptiometry) scan is considered the gold standard for body composition analysis. The scan measures body fat percentage, lean muscle mass, visceral fat, and bone density, providing a more complete picture of your health than weight alone.

Is DEXA safe?

Yes. DEXA uses a very low dose of radiation and is widely used in both healthcare and research settings. The amount of radiation exposure is minimal, making DEXA a safe and non-invasive way to evaluate body composition and bone health.

As a precaution, DEXA scans are not performed during pregnancy. If you are pregnant or believe you may be pregnant, please inform our team prior to scheduling or undergoing a scan.

How should I prepare for my DEXA scan?

For the most accurate body composition measurements, we recommend arriving well-hydrated, avoiding exercise beforehand, and following any fasting instructions provided by our team. Food intake, hydration status, and recent physical activity can temporarily influence body weight, fluid distribution, and body composition measurements.

Consistent preparation helps improve the accuracy of your results and makes future scans more comparable when tracking changes in body fat, muscle mass, and overall health over time.

Can a DEXA scan help me track progress while taking a GLP-1 medication?

Yes. DEXA is one of the most effective tools for monitoring body composition changes during a medical weight loss journey. Rather than focusing solely on the number on the scale, DEXA measures changes in body fat, lean muscle mass, and visceral fat. This allows you and your healthcare team to better assess progress and make informed adjustments to nutrition, exercise, and recovery strategies throughout treatment.

What is visceral fat and why does it matter?

Visceral fat is fat stored deep within the abdominal cavity around vital organs. Higher levels of visceral fat are associated with increased risk for cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, and metabolic dysfunction. DEXA allows us to quantify visceral fat, helping identify risks that may not be apparent from weight or BMI alone.

How often should I repeat a DEXA scan?

Many clients choose to repeat their DEXA scan every 3-6 months to monitor changes in body fat, muscle mass, visceral fat, and bone health. Retesting provides objective data that can help evaluate the effectiveness of nutrition, exercise, weight loss, and longevity strategies over time.