5 GLP-1 Side Effects Your Prescriber Probably Didn't Mention | A Dermatologist Explains

A board-certified dermatologist with a JD-trained analytical lens walks through five cutaneous and perioperative considerations on GLP-1 medications that most prescribers do not discuss before starting therapy:

#1 Skin laxity from rapid weight loss
#2 Hair shedding (telogen effluvium)
#3 Wound healing and the ASA 2023 perioperative guidance
#4 The dryness and irritation window at months 2 to 3
#5 Why a baseline dermatology visit before visible changes is worth the time

Receipts: ASA Consensus-based guidance on preoperative management of patients on GLP-1 receptor agonists. June 2023. Wernerman J et al. Protein metabolism and wound healing. Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care. 2003;6(6):705-710. Sharma RK et al. Facial volume loss associated with GLP-1 receptor agonists. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2025;173(2):360-366.

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