Skin Protection During Weight Loss

It is fat loss that plays a leading role in changing contours.

Secondarily, the following occurs:

• decrease in muscle volume
• decrease in tissue tone
• decrease in skin density
• excess skin formation

As a result, the following may appear:

• sagging skin
• changes in the oval of the face
• deepening of nasolabial folds
• deepening of the nasolacrimal groove
• hollows under the eyes
• wrinkles
• sagging skin on the body

In international practice, this complex of changes is often referred to as the Ozempic face phenomenon, especially when weight loss occurs while taking Ozempic®, Mounjaro®, Wegovy®, or Retatrutide. However, the cause is not the name of the drug, but the rapid reduction in tissue volume without support.

Injection methods for preventing sagging

During weight loss, injection protocols are used to maintain skin tone and density.

The following can be used:

• amino acid complexes
• polynucleotides
• peptide preparations
• exosomes
• plasma therapy (PRP)
• collagen stimulators

The goal is to stimulate collagen synthesis, maintain turgor, and prevent sagging.

Hardware support

Hardware techniques allow you to tighten tissues and avoid surgical intervention.

The following are used:

• microneedle radio lifting (Morpheus)
• SMAS lifting
• non-ablative laser rejuvenation
• laser lifting
• oxygen therapy

Hardware support is aimed at strengthening the dermis, improving turgor, and preventing changes in the facial contour.

Metabolic and peptide support

Skin protection is impossible without internal support from the body.

During weight loss, especially with Ozempic®, Mounjaro®, or Retatrutide, the body receives fewer nutrients.

The following can be used to preserve tissue:

• amino acid complexes
• preparations to stimulate collagen synthesis
• peptide complexes (Skin Glow, NAD+, MOTS-c, and others)
• cell energy support agents

For more information on preserving muscle mass, see the section Metabolic Support

Hormonal factors

After the age of 45–50, skin quality directly depends on hormonal balance.

If necessary, the following is performed:

• Testosterone level support
• Estrogen level correction
• individual endocrinological protocols

For more details, see the Diagnostics section.

How a skin protection plan is formed

Injection, hardware, and metabolic protocols are not prescribed according to a template.

The skin protection plan is developed individually based on:

• clinical examination
• assessment of facial fat pads
• muscle volume analysis
• laboratory diagnostics

Initial planning of the program is carried out during the initial consultation Doctor's consultation

It is at this stage that the methods of preventing facial changes necessary in a particular case are determined.

Comprehensive approach

Skin protection is part of the systematic program Medical weight loss

Comprehensive medical support allows you to reduce body weight without significant loss of tissue density, without a sharp change in the oval of the face, and without premature aging.

The “Proper Cosmetology” clinic works precisely on this principle. Translated with DeepL.com (free version)