How Much Does a Longevity Program Cost in Dubai?
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Dr. Felix Lucian Happich
MD, MHBA
In short
Overview
The cost of a longevity programme depends almost entirely on how many tests are in it. That is a problem, because more tests do not mean better outcomes.
Direct Answer
A defensible programme has three cost components: the consultation, a short justified panel, and occasionally a coronary calcium score where it would change the decision.
What inflates the price elsewhere is whole body imaging, multi cancer blood tests, biological age panels and broad hormone screens. None has been shown to improve outcomes.
General health checks did not reduce mortality in a meta analysis of 14 randomised trials covering over 180,000 people, so paying more for a longer version does not solve anything.
Who This Applies To
- Anyone comparing programmes and finding the prices wildly different
- Anyone on a membership wondering what they are getting for it
- Anyone who has been quoted a five figure package
Option Comparison / Decision Criteria
Not a recommended screen, and it produces incidental findings that each need excluding
In 6621 adults, 62 per cent of positive signals were false and procedures followed in 30 per cent of those. No study shows they reduce deaths
Not standardised, and acting on the number has not been shown to help
Progression adds little to the first result
ordered without a question attached
Why an In-Person Physician Review Matters
Why frequency is not a measure of quality There is no evidence base for an optimal check up frequency.
Without chronic conditions, about every three years under 50 and yearly from 50 is reasonable, with cardiovascular risk every three to five years from 20. Shorter intervals mainly produce borderline results that then need chasing, which is a cost as well as a worry. Why a tier structure is a warning sign A more expensive tier almost always means more tests rather than better ones. Since several of the tests that fill premium packages have no evidence of benefit, the higher tier can genuinely be worse value in outcome terms as well as in money. Where the returns actually are In the things that cost nothing. Activity added 1.3 to 3.7 years of life expectancy at 50 in the Framingham data. Stopping smoking has the strongest behaviour change evidence in medicine. A programme that spends your money on tests and your appointment time on results, without ever getting to these, has the priorities backwards. What often reduces spending The first appointment, for people arriving from a protocol elsewhere. Supplements and hormone regimens without evidence are identified and stopped, and that saving is frequently larger than the consultation cost.
Frequently Asked Questions
Because they are usually priced by the number of tests. Several of those tests, including whole body imaging and multi cancer blood panels, have no evidence of improving outcomes, so the price reflects volume rather than value.
Usually it just contains more tests. Randomised trials of general health checks found no reduction in mortality, so a longer version of the same thing does not solve the underlying problem.
Consultation time, a calculated cardiovascular risk, age appropriate cancer screening, and a coronary calcium score where your risk band means it would change the decision.
Every three years under 50 without chronic conditions, yearly from 50, and cardiovascular risk every three to five years if low. There is no evidence that more frequent testing improves outcomes.
Evidence
Where this information comes from
Every figure on this page is taken from the sources below. All of them are free to read, so you can check them yourself.
This page is general medical information and does not replace a personal consultation. Trial results are averages across large groups, not a prediction for any one person.