Another common issue involves residual alcohol left on the skin
If tirzepatide is producing the desired outcomes, there is no compelling reason to switch to a less proven compound with more side effects
Across the GLP-1 class (semaglutide, tirzepatide), most patients regain a substantial portion of lost weight within 12 months of stopping the drug
We also found that certain demographic groups older adults and self-reported females saw greater treatment benefit over time as compared to their matched controls
But even with hundreds of thousands of new prescriptions every year, the widespread incidence of both diabetes and obesity means there is a lot more room to run
Patient Selection and Treatment Planning In our experience, the demographic profile of patients seeking nonsurgical treatment while undergoing weight loss with GLP-1-based therapies does not differ greatly from the wider aesthetic populationit is primarily females, mostly in midlife