How GLP-1 Weight Loss Is Changing Breast Surgery

It is not only the body contour or the adjustment of the skin that is having a moment as a result of the GLP-1 medications such as the semaglutida and the tirzepatide. Breast surgery is also becoming a next step after weight loss. With more patients who are quickly weight, the youngest age, plastic surgeons are adapting their approach to better match how this new generation of weight loss is seen.

Outstanding experts

• Dr. Joseph Russo is a plastic surgeon certified by the Board in Newton Center, Ma
• Dr. David Turn is a plastic surgeon certified by the Board in Pittsburgh
• Dr. Sean Arredondo is a animated plastic surgeon in Austin, Tx

Newton Center, the plastic surgeon of Ma Joseph Russo, MD says that although weight loss is real, it is not always extreme. “People are losing 10 to 15 percent of their body weight, which is a fairly good amount, but it is generally not enough for them to come in Neding surgery,” he says. “If it is a slow or gradual loss, the skin is an opportunity to get contracting. That is very different from what we see with post-barraric patients.”

Instead of requesting full body elevators or important reviews, many of the GLP-1 patients today are walking with smaller and more focused conerns. An area that is seeing more attention? Raises and reviews.

Further Reviews and elevators

Breast procedures are on the rise. Since 2019, breast lifting surgeries have increased by 54 percent, according to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. Breast reductions are also becoming more common and, in general, breast -related cosmetic procedures, including elevators and revisions, have increased by 15 percent. An area that receives more attention is review surgery. “I think one of the things I saw a lot in New Jersey, and I still see a lot of now, it is review breast surgery,” says Pittsburgh plastic surgeon, David Turn, MD. For patients who have had implants in the past or are noticing volume changes after weight loss, it is or on refine or rework what is already there.

An increase in car increase

When the group is deflation or loose skin, but the patient does not want implants, the automatic increase is becoming a reference solution. “The automatic increase is a technique that uses the existing breast tissue to improve the shape and size of the breasts,” explains Austin, the TX plastic surgeon Sean Arredondo, MD. “It is ideal for patients who lost weight and want a raised and complete appearance without adding anything strange to their body.”

A new security consideration

Dr. Russo adds that any patient currently in a LPG-1 should be prepared to stop the medication before surgery. “If Soone is interested in surgery and are in LPG, they have to stop for a couple or weekly in advance,” he says. “These medications slow down gastric emptying, which puts patients at risk of vomiting under anesthesia. That can lead to aspiration, which is a dangerous situation.”

A younger patient population with different needs

Unlike the typical patient of loss after the weight of the past, many of today’s patients are younger and previously on their body trip. “What I have noticed is that people who enter are younger because they are not 40 or 50 years after undergoing bariatric surgery,” says Dr. Arredondo. “They are 20 or 30 years after losing 40 pounds. They might still want to have children later, or they are only employed professionals who cannot take the time of inactivity. So, we are having different conversations about what is worth doing now compared to later.”

As experts are seeing, for many GLP-1 patients, they are less dramatic image changes and more than restore what has changed, refine what remains and make decisions that fit their life now. That’s where breast surgery is going.