On a GLP-1 you take in less fat, less protein and less water, and all three pull moisture out of the skin. Dr. Frank Agullo told the This Is My Journey podcast what a cream can genuinely do about that, why every surgical patient at Southwest Plastic Surgery goes on a moisturizer, and where topicals stop and RF microneedling, Sculptra and fat transfer take over.

Most patients arrive at Southwest Plastic Surgery after major weight loss expecting to talk about the tummy. Dr. Frank Agullo, fresh from the This Is My Journey podcast, explains why the breasts, the buttock, the inner thighs, the arms and the back deflate too, why a quarter of fast weight loss is muscle, and how the practice decides where to begin.

The face goes first on a GLP-1, usually around month two. Dr. Agullo told a UK podcast host what the med spa can do in that window, what a cream can and cannot do, and when surgery takes over.

Retatrutide is the most talked about weight loss compound in the country and it is not approved anywhere. Dr. Agullo on what the trial data actually shows, and what patients can do in the meantime.

Two patients, same amount of loose skin, two different waiting periods. Dr. Agullo explains how the team at Southwest Plastic Surgery decides when to operate and what to combine.