Do GLP-1s Affect Your Skin? Solutions to Extra Skin After Weight Loss
GLP-1 medications have transformed weight management making significant health improvements possible for many. However, medical weight loss patients often ask how weight loss from GLP-1’s can increase excess skin once they’ve completed their treatment. At Aesthetica, we offer our patients comprehensive treatment plans to help you reach your weight loss goals while maintaining a refreshed, youthful appearance.
Why GLP-1 Weight Loss Affects the Skin
Weight loss injections or not, significant weight loss of any kind can shrink the fat in the face and other parts of the body that create natural volume. This fat loss can then create the appearance of loose, sagging skin, hollowness, and volume loss. Since GLP-1 medications can speed up weight loss, some patients may notice extra or thinner-feeling skin on the face, neck, arms, stomach, or thighs.
How to Protect and Support Your Skin While Losing Weight
There are a variety of things you can do to minimize the effects weight loss can have on your skin before and during your medical weight loss treatment.
First, nutrition can play a part in how our bodies react to medical weight loss injections. Adequate protein intake, hydration, and targeted supplementation (as advised by your provider) can help preserve skin and hair health and quality. During your private consultation, your Aesthetica Nurse Practitioner will give you advice on the proper diet, protein intake, and supplements.
Another approach to preventing loose, sagging skin is through topical skincare products, injectables, and skincare treatments. Skincare products like retinols, peptides, growth factors, and sunscreen can help maintain skin health and elasticity for a more youthful appearance. Our Master Estheticians recommend choosing from trusted, clinically tested brands like SkinMedica, SkinBetter, Alastin, SkinCeuticals, or ZO Skin Health.
You can also begin doing collagen stimulating skincare treatments to help address fine lines, wrinkles, sagging skin, and skin quality and health. Treatments we recommend include Microneedling, Morpheus8, and Opus Plasma.
Book a complimentary consultation with one of our Master Estheticians to create a customized skincare treatment plan to help you during your weight loss journey.
Other treatments we offer include cosmetic injectables such as Sculptra, biostimulatory injectable, to help stimulate the skin’s natural collagen and elastin production and dermal fillers to help with volume loss and maintain natural facial structure. Ask your Nurse Practitioner during your weight loss consultation if you have questions about cosmetic injectables. They can help make recommendations or schedule you a free consultation with an injector.
After Weight Loss: Restorative Treatments
If you’ve experienced significant weight loss, with GLP-1’s or not, and are noticing changes in your skin’s firmness or fullness, Aesthetica can help! We are a premier medical spa located in Pleasant Grove, Utah with over 20 years of excellence. Aesthetica Medical Spa and Plastic Surgery offers a selection of safe and effective treatments and procedures designed to help restore a more youthful appearance.
1. Cosmetic Injectables
Cosmetic injectables are an excellent option for replenishing lost volume in areas like the cheeks, temples, and under-eyes. Dermal fillers are expertly placed to soften hollowness and refresh your natural contours. SKINVIVE helps enhance hydration and smoothness, while Sculptra gradually stimulates collagen production restoring volume and improving overall facial structure.
2. Skincare Treatments
Aesthetia Medical Spa also offers advanced skincare treatments performed by our Master Estheticians who have extensive experience helping patients address skin laxity, texture changes, and volume-related concerns. Some of our favorite treatments for patients who have experienced significant weight loss are Morpheus8, OpusPlasma, and microneedling. These skin treatments can help stimulate collagen and support firmer, more resilient skin.
3. Skincare Products
A personalized skincare routine is another essential step in restoring your skin after weight loss. Our Master Estheticians recommend ZO Skin Health Growth Factor Serum, SkinMedica TNS Advanced+ Serum, Alastin Restorative Skin Complex, and SkinCeuticals Advanced RGN-6 Serum. These products are clinically tested to improve firmness, smooth fine lines, and support healthy collagen production. Meet with a Master Esthetician to find the best products for your unique skin type and concerns.
4. Post Weight Loss Surgery
If you’re considering plastic surgery, Aesthetica Plastic Surgery has over 25 years of experience helping patients address loose, sagging, or extra skin after weight loss. Learn more about our plastic surgeons, Dr. Crofts and Dr. Curiel, and plastic surgery center!
