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GLP-1's Dark Side No One Warns You. What Rapid Weight Loss Does to Your Face and Skin - Dr. Kristy Hamilton

GLP-1's Dark Side No One Warns You. What Rapid Weight Loss Does to Your Face and Skin - Dr. Kristy Hamilton

Season 1 Episode 220 Published 1 month, 1 week ago
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Everyone celebrates the weight GLP-1s take off, almost no one warns you about the volume they quietly pull out of your face and the loose skin you can't train away. The fix depends entirely on the diagnosis, and knowing which category your concern falls into is what saves you time, money, and regret.

In this episode, Dr. Gabrielle Lyon sits down with Dr. Kristy Hamilton, a board-certified plastic surgeon, to discuss:

  • Why rapid GLP-1 weight loss deflates facial volume and creates loose skin and why the leaner and more muscular you get, the more visible that laxity becomes
  • The muscle-sparing breast augmentation (Preserve) that gets active women back to full training in about a week, and why placing an implant in front of the muscle protects your strength
  • Which skin-tightening treatments reset structure (like internal radiofrequency) versus the surface treatments and "expensive coat rack" machines that won't touch real laxity
  • The real NIH data on breast implant illness and why you don't need a $30,000 detox or to have healthy tissue cut out to get relief

By the end, you'll know what rapid weight loss really does to your skin, which procedures match which problem, and how to avoid wasting money on fixes that were never going to work for your specific situation.

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