Dr Ahmed El Muntasar presents an overview of strategies for addressing post-weight loss skin changes
Significant weight loss, whether achieved through lifestyle modification, bariatric surgery or pharmacological interventions such as glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists, is increasingly common in clinical practice. 1 While the metabolic, cardiovascular and psychological benefits of weight reduction are well recognised, many patients experience an unintended aesthetic consequence – loose, lax or poorly recoiling skin.¹
For aesthetic practitioners, this represents a growing and complex challenge. Weight loss alone does not reverse the structural and biological changes that occur within the skin and subcutaneous tissues. Collagen degradation, elastin disruption and volume loss may persist long after weight stabilisation, leading to dissatisfaction despite otherwise successful health outcomes.² As awareness of aesthetic treatments increases, clinicians are seeing a rising…
