There has been widespread publicity of various celebrities raving about their weight loss journeys thanks to ‘miracle injections’, with references to them peppered all over the media.1-3 This celebrity ‘endorsement’, together with various viral videos about them on social media, means they have gained popularity and demand has soared. However, they often do not highlight the side effects, ranging from nausea and diarrhoea to gallstones and pancreatitis.
In this article, I will investigate the world of weight loss injections and outline some considerations for practitioners within medical aesthetics who are thinking of offering them as part of their repertoire of services.
Worldwide obesity has almost tripled over the last 50 years due to processed, high energy foods and increased marketing for unhealthy eating habits, with over a third of the world’s adult population falling in the…
