Hormone pellet therapy is a delivery method for testosterone replacement where compounded pellets, about the size of a grain of rice, are inserted under the skin (usually in the hip or upper glute area) through a small incision. The pellets dissolve slowly over three to five months, releasing a steady dose of hormone into the bloodstream instead of the peaks and drops you get with weekly injections or daily gels. Miami has 23 clinics offering this service, ranging from dedicated men's health centers to med spas and hormone specialists that add TRT to a broader wellness menu.
Because pellets are inserted in a minor in-office procedure and then left to do their work for months, the quality of the provider matters more than it does with a gel or injection you can adjust or stop easily. A few things worth checking before you commit: does the clinic run bloodwork before and after insertion to confirm you actually need treatment and to track how your levels respond, is the pellet compounded at a licensed pharmacy, who is doing the insertion (a physician, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant with real experience in the procedure), and what happens if your levels run too high or too low between dosing cycles. Clinics that skip baseline labs or push pellets to everyone regardless of symptoms are a red flag.
Our rankings weigh things like credentials of the staff performing insertions, whether ongoing lab monitoring is part of the plan, transparency around pricing, and patterns in patient feedback. See the full breakdown in our ranked guide to testosterone replacement therapy in Miami, and read our methodology for how we score every clinic on this list.