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How to choose a longevity clinic: an 8-point evidence checklist

Start by choosing the kind of care you need. Before paying, check the published price, likely total cost, clinician time, follow-up, outcomes and any unanswered safety questions.

The direct answer

How do you choose a longevity clinic?

First decide whether you need a one-off scan, ongoing membership, treatment course or residential retreat. Then ask every clinic the same eight questions: the published price, likely total cost, what happens during the visit, what is included, who is responsible for your care, what happens after an abnormal finding, which outcomes are measured and which evidence or safety questions remain unanswered.

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Results are alphabetical and not ranked. Budget, luxury, treatment count and marketing claims do not affect which profiles appear.

01 What kind of care do you need?
02 Where must it already be operating?

Announced locations never count as operating matches. Location evidence is checked separately from clinic marketing labels.

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The clinic checklist · 8 checks

What counts as a useful answer.

We apply the same eight questions to every profile and comparison. When a detail is not public, we turn it into a specific question to ask before booking.

Published price

What price is actually public?

Acceptable evidence
A dated price in the source currency with its tier, billing unit and public source.
Red flag
A “from” price with no tier, billing period or market attached.
Next step
Record the entry price separately from the expected complete bill.

Likely complete cost

What will the complete episode, first year or stay cost?

Acceptable evidence
A written quote that separates mandatory add-ons, accommodation, retesting, referrals and outside care.
Red flag
The sales conversation repeats the entry price but will not identify common extras.
Next step
Ask for an itemized written quote in the original currency and billing period.

Visit format and time

What happens from booking to the first written plan?

Acceptable evidence
Named steps, visit count, time commitment, result delivery and the point at which a plan is issued.
Red flag
A long test menu without a documented care pathway or delivery timetable.
Next step
Confirm the number of visits, turnaround time and who contacts you next.

What is included

What exactly is included?

Acceptable evidence
Named tests, scans, consultations, treatments and follow-up tied to the quoted tier.
Red flag
Broad phrases such as “advanced diagnostics” without named services or exclusions.
Next step
Request the current inclusion and exclusion list for the exact program you would buy.

Responsible clinician and time

Who is responsible for my care, and how much time do I get with them?

Acceptable evidence
A named clinician, their credentials and the time included before and after results.
Red flag
A medical brand without a clear case owner or disclosed clinician contact time.
Next step
Ask for the responsible clinician and minutes of direct contact in writing.

Follow-up after abnormal results

What happens after an abnormal or uncertain finding?

Acceptable evidence
A written plan naming who contacts you, explains the result, arranges referrals and follows up.
Red flag
The clinic identifies risk but leaves the patient to arrange interpretation or downstream care alone.
Next step
Confirm who contacts you, makes the referral and remains available after the visit.

Published results and reported complications

Which results and complications does the clinic track?

Acceptable evidence
Published group results with clear definitions, timeframes, patient counts and complication reporting.
Red flag
Testimonials, biomarker changes or satisfaction claims presented as proof of longer life or better health.
Next step
Ask for the latest aggregate report and how success, complications and dropouts are defined.

Question to ask before booking

What is the biggest unanswered evidence or safety question?

Acceptable evidence
Evidence for the exact treatment and intended use, plus contraindications, stop rules and clear limits on claims.
Red flag
Treatment breadth, luxury or novelty is used as a substitute for evidence and safety controls.
Next step
Ask for the source behind the main benefit claim and the safety rules for the exact treatment.

Questions clinics can answer

Seven core questions. Three tailored to the type of care.

Copy a plain-text request before booking. Written answers and public links make it easier to check every clinic against the same eight questions.

Diagnostic assessment10 questions
  1. Patient flow and clinician timeWhat happens from booking through the first written plan, and how much clinician time does a first-time patient receive?
  2. Exact inclusionsWhat is included at each tier: named tests, scans, consultations, treatments and follow-up visits?
  3. Published price and complete billWhat is the current starting price, and what would a typical patient pay for the complete first course, first year or stay after required add-ons, retesting, medication, travel, accommodation or facility fees?
  4. Results and timeframeWhat result is each major test or treatment intended to change, over what timeframe, and how is success measured?
  5. Abnormal findings and referralsWho reviews abnormal or uncertain findings, arranges any referral and remains available after the patient leaves?
  6. Good fit and exclusionsWho is a good fit, and who should not book because of history, medication, contraindications or low expected benefit?
  7. Published results and complicationsWhich group results, complications or satisfaction measures are tracked, and what supporting report or protocol can you share?
  8. Incidental findings and overdiagnosisWhat is the rate of incidental findings, repeat imaging or specialist referral, and how do you limit avoidable overdiagnosis?
  9. Detection scope and limitsWhich findings can the program reliably detect, and which conditions or claims are explicitly outside its scope?
  10. Record portability and data useCan patients export images, lab data and notes in a standard format, and who can access or reuse that data?
Ongoing membership10 questions
  1. Patient flow and clinician timeWhat happens from booking through the first written plan, and how much clinician time does a first-time patient receive?
  2. Exact inclusionsWhat is included at each tier: named tests, scans, consultations, treatments and follow-up visits?
  3. Published price and complete billWhat is the current starting price, and what would a typical patient pay for the complete first course, first year or stay after required add-ons, retesting, medication, travel, accommodation or facility fees?
  4. Results and timeframeWhat result is each major test or treatment intended to change, over what timeframe, and how is success measured?
  5. Abnormal findings and referralsWho reviews abnormal or uncertain findings, arranges any referral and remains available after the patient leaves?
  6. Good fit and exclusionsWho is a good fit, and who should not book because of history, medication, contraindications or low expected benefit?
  7. Published results and complicationsWhich group results, complications or satisfaction measures are tracked, and what supporting report or protocol can you share?
  8. Guaranteed services versus add-onsWhich services are guaranteed in the membership versus credits, discounted add-ons or clinician-dependent recommendations?
  9. Retesting schedule, renewal and unused servicesHow often is every major test repeated, and what happens to unused visits, credits or tests at renewal or cancellation?
  10. Material care changesWhat percentage of members receive a material treatment or referral change, and how is that figure defined?
Procedure-led care10 questions
  1. Patient flow and clinician timeWhat happens from booking through the first written plan, and how much clinician time does a first-time patient receive?
  2. Exact inclusionsWhat is included at each tier: named tests, scans, consultations, treatments and follow-up visits?
  3. Published price and complete billWhat is the current starting price, and what would a typical patient pay for the complete first course, first year or stay after required add-ons, retesting, medication, travel, accommodation or facility fees?
  4. Results and timeframeWhat result is each major test or treatment intended to change, over what timeframe, and how is success measured?
  5. Abnormal findings and referralsWho reviews abnormal or uncertain findings, arranges any referral and remains available after the patient leaves?
  6. Good fit and exclusionsWho is a good fit, and who should not book because of history, medication, contraindications or low expected benefit?
  7. Published results and complicationsWhich group results, complications or satisfaction measures are tracked, and what supporting report or protocol can you share?
  8. Regulatory and investigational statusFor each injectable, biologic or device, what is its regulatory status for the offered indication and what is off-label or investigational?
  9. Manufacturing and quality controlsWho manufactures or compounds it, how are identity, sterility and lot quality verified, and can patients review that documentation?
  10. Complications and stop rulesWhat complications have been recorded, what emergency plan exists and what are the written stop criteria?
Residential medical retreat10 questions
  1. Patient flow and clinician timeWhat happens from booking through the first written plan, and how much clinician time does a first-time patient receive?
  2. Exact inclusionsWhat is included at each tier: named tests, scans, consultations, treatments and follow-up visits?
  3. Published price and complete billWhat is the current starting price, and what would a typical patient pay for the complete first course, first year or stay after required add-ons, retesting, medication, travel, accommodation or facility fees?
  4. Results and timeframeWhat result is each major test or treatment intended to change, over what timeframe, and how is success measured?
  5. Abnormal findings and referralsWho reviews abnormal or uncertain findings, arranges any referral and remains available after the patient leaves?
  6. Good fit and exclusionsWho is a good fit, and who should not book because of history, medication, contraindications or low expected benefit?
  7. Published results and complicationsWhich group results, complications or satisfaction measures are tracked, and what supporting report or protocol can you share?
  8. Usual final invoiceSeparate medical-program price from accommodation, food, transfers, supplements and optional treatments. What is the usual final invoice?
  9. Physician and staff hoursHow many hours of direct physician contact are included, and which services are delivered by other licensed or non-licensed staff?
  10. Illness, abnormal findings and handoffWhat happens when a guest becomes unwell, receives an abnormal result or needs follow-up after returning home?

Scope, method and corrections

A decision aid, not medical advice or a clinic ranking.

Agewell records public prices, what each clinic provides, clinician involvement, follow-up and unanswered questions separately. Every factual statement links to the source that supports it. Information supplied by a clinic is labelled and does not change our editorial verdict without independent support.

Next: see our shortlists by type of care, browse all clinic profiles, compare published prices and likely extras, verify U.S. availability, or compare two named clinics.

Read the editorial methodology, download the clinic data (JSON), or answer or correct a clinic profile.

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