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Weight loss achieved through GLP-1 agonists or lifestyle interventions improves the severity and treatment response of immune-mediated skin diseases like psoriasis and hidradenitis suppurativa.

If you have psoriasis or hidradenitis suppurativa, losing weight can directly reduce the severity of your skin lesions and improve how well your treatments work. This is because excess fat tissue drives inflammation. Managing your weight helps calm the underlying immune response.

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La pérdida de peso se asocia con una disminución de la gravedad de la PsO y mejor calidad de vida... La pérdida de peso en pacientes con HS conduce a una disminución relevante del número de lesiones y, en algunos casos, a la remisión de la enfermedad.
Eva Vilarrasa et al. · Actas Dermo-Sifiliográficas · 2023

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Based on observational associations and small case series for GLP-1s in skin disease, but stronger evidence exists for general weight loss benefits.

Source

Agonistas del receptor de GLP-1 para el tratamiento de la obesidad en pacientes con dermatosis inmunomediadas

Eva Vilarrasa et al. · Actas Dermo-Sifiliográficas · 2023

DOI 10.1016/j.ad.2023.06.017

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