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Optum Vitality is a physician-led wellness practice in Winter Haven, Florida, founded by Dr. Maria Martino, a board-certified OB/GYN with 25+ years of experience. The practice offers hormone health, BHRT, aesthetics, longevity, and personalized wellness consultations — all under one roof, all with Dr. Martino guiding care.

We care for both men and women. The practice has a particular focus on midlife hormone optimization, but patients of all ages come for aesthetics, longevity, and wellness consultation needs.

213 Ave D SW, Winter Haven, FL 33880. Patients are seen Monday through Thursday 9am to 5pm and Friday 9am to 2pm.

Optum Vitality is primarily an in-office practice. Some follow-up visits may be available virtually depending on the care path and clinical appropriateness. The initial consultation is typically conducted in person.

Book a consultation through this site, call (863) 268-4826, or email info@optumvitality.com. The team will respond within one business day to confirm your visit and send a brief intake form.

Yes. Every care path begins with a consultation. The visit is designed to clarify your goals, review your symptoms and history, and outline the next clinically appropriate step. Treatment recommendations are personalized — never templated.

45 minutes. Long enough to listen carefully, review your history, discuss your options, and end with a clear written next-step plan.

Most consultations end with a clear recommendation — but not always a same-day treatment. If labs are needed first, we'll order them and schedule a follow-up. The goal is to make the right decision, not the fast decision.

You leave with a written next-step plan. If treatment is appropriate, it can often begin same-day or within one week. Follow-up is built in, with the cadence determined by the care path.

Bioidentical hormone replacement therapy uses hormones that are molecularly identical to those your body produces. At Optum Vitality, when clinically appropriate, BHRT is delivered primarily through pellet therapy — small, plant-derived pellets placed under the skin during a brief in-office visit. Each pellet releases a steady dose of hormones over 3 to 5 months.

No. BHRT is one option of many and is only recommended when symptoms, labs, and history support it. Some patients benefit more from longevity planning, lifestyle support, or aesthetic care. The consultation is what determines fit.

Most patients re-pellet every 3 to 4 months for women and every 5 to 6 months for men. Dr. Martino tracks symptoms and labs to dial in your individual cadence.

Hormone therapy carries benefits and risks that vary by individual. Optum Vitality reviews your full medical history, current symptoms, and labs before recommending any hormone protocol. Risks and alternatives are always discussed before treatment begins.

The procedure is brief — typically 15 minutes — and performed under local anesthetic. Most patients describe mild pressure rather than pain. After-care instructions are provided to support healing.

Many patients notice changes — sleep, energy, mood, libido — within 2 to 6 weeks. Full optimization is typically reached over 1 to 3 cycles as your individual cadence is dialed in.

Common aesthetic services include laser hair removal, microneedling, skin restoration, aesthetic injectables, body contouring options, and skincare guidance. The exact service menu and any new modalities are reviewed during your consultation.

Some services show results immediately (such as injectables). Others build over weeks (laser, microneedling, skin restoration). Realistic timelines are discussed before any treatment is scheduled.

Yes. We use a multi-wavelength platform safe and effective for skin types I through VI. Every laser appointment begins with a complimentary skin assessment to set expectations and treatment plan.

Most patients require 6 to 8 sessions spaced 4 to 6 weeks apart for substantial reduction. Maintenance sessions may be recommended over time.

No. Our approach is refinement, not transformation. We focus on natural-looking results that complement who you are. If a service isn't a fit for your goals, we'll say so directly.

Longevity care typically includes a comprehensive health goals review, personalized wellness strategy across nutrition, movement, sleep and stress, discussion of evidence-informed longevity tools, and ongoing follow-up. It can be combined with hormone or aesthetic care paths when appropriate.

No. Longevity care is preventive and proactive by design. Most patients start when they feel "fine but not great" and want to optimize the next decade rather than treat a current illness.

No. Supplements may be part of a recommendation when supported by your labs and history, but the longevity path is built around lifestyle, sleep, movement, metabolic health, and preventive screening — not handing you a stack of pills.

Through a combination of how you feel, periodic lab work, and tracking the specific outcomes you and Dr. Martino set together at the start. The plan adjusts as the data comes in.

Optum Vitality operates as a direct-pay practice. Most services are HSA and FSA eligible. Itemized superbills are available on request for out-of-network reimbursement consideration.

Major credit and debit cards, HSA and FSA cards. Payment plans may be available for select treatment packages.

We ask for at least 24 hours notice to cancel or reschedule a consultation so the time can be offered to another patient. Specific service cancellation policies are reviewed before treatment is scheduled.

Standard hours are Monday through Thursday 9am to 5pm and Friday 9am to 2pm. Special scheduling requests can be discussed during booking.

Call (863) 268-4826 during business hours or email info@optumvitality.com. Non-urgent inquiries receive a response within one business day. For medical emergencies, call 911.