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GLP-1ra users have similar postoperative outcomes following body contouring surgery compared to non-GLP-1ra controls.
Practitioners can consider GLP-1ra use as not adversely affecting postoperative outcomes in body contouring surgeries.
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Compared with non-GLP-1ra controls, GLP-1ra users have similar postoperative outcomes following body contouring surgery.
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Based on a retrospective cohort study with a significant sample size.
Source
Postoperative Outcomes in Body Contouring Procedures Following Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonist Use: A 10-Year Analysis
Joey Liang et al. · Aesthetic Surgery Journal · 2025
DOI 10.1093/asj/sjaf029
cohort · n=590Cited 7×
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