But thats not what this story is about.
Their work requires them to pull, shape, and redrape both the skin and the tissues underneath.
The success of the facelift is really based on the strength of the muscle layer, says Dr. Diamond.
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Youre not pulling out the skin and using that to get the lift.
The muscle layer being thin can definitely affect facelift results.
The skin quality of someone on a GLP-1 was reminding him of an old, overused rubber band.
We work closely with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to continuously monitor the safety profile of our medicines.
We are not aware of any studies looking at the effect of semaglutide specifically on facial fat.
We recommend that any patients experiencing side effects while taking Wegovy or Ozempic contact their healthcare provider.
The products are not interchangeable and should not be used outside of their approved indications.
Novo Nordisk is committed to the responsible use of our medicines.
We are taking multiple steps to ensure responsible use of our semaglutide medicines which are detailed onsemaglutide.com.
Ozempic is not approved for chronic weight management.
But skin changes are also showing up on arms, legs, and stomachs.
he muses, calling it a very delicate balance.
The skin is composed of hundreds of factors that make it function, includingcollagen, elastin, and fat.
When weight loss is gradual, says Dr. Mahmood, the skin can retract appropriately.
Estrogen is good for the skin.
It makes the skin look healthy and youthful, he explains.
He recommended that this patient gain a little weight back before proceeding with any fillers or threads.
Youre basically breaking down your own muscle for energy, he says.
Were still waiting to find out, says Dr. Few.
I don’t think anybody can tell you definitively that there’s not an inherent change to the skin.
And if there is an inherent change, will it be permanent?
And not all surgeons have seen a change in the skin condition of patients taking GLP-1s.
No one knows for sure at this point in the GLP-1 game.
Dr. Saphozhnikov has seen some skin changes, but considers them to be in the minority of patients.
The skin is just not elastic.
I don’t think anybody can tell you definitively that there’s not an inherent change to the skin.
At its high point, there was a massive boom of post bariatric plastic surgery, he says.
I think that’s going to pale in comparison to what we’re going to see with post-GLPs.
Is that skin going to be more likely to behave badly with surgery?
Are there going to be special things you better do in anticipation of it?
As with most drugs, the GLP-1s come with side effects and tradeoffs.
Will patients have to accept the potential of more rapidly aging, lax skin along with their weight loss?
Will future plastic surgery, should they ever consider it, be more complicated?
As Dr. Few saida sentiment echoed by many of his colleagues: Only the future will tell.
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