Julius Few, MD, a Sciton luminary, key aesthetic industry opinion leader, and a leading plastic surgeon, told Allure Magazine that patients on GLP-1s often have skin that doesnt snap back the way it typically does in nonGLP-1 weight loss
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This has an influence also on the activity of the central component of the carnitine shuttle, CAC (Figure 1)
Similarly, prioritizing sleep (7-9 hours nightly) and managing stress reduce compensatory hunger signaling and support sustained weight loss even after initial phase results slow
With the widespread use of GLP-1 inhibitors like Ozempic, it's increasingly important to identify which patient populations are at higher risk and should avoid these drugs