Krishna Vyas, a plastic surgeon in New York City, noted that under current conditions, the use of GLP-1 medications is "too limited, too uneven and too short-lived to meaningfully lower average passenger weight at a population level." "Most patients discontinue therapy within one to two years, and weight regain after stopping treatment is common, making durable, large-scale reductions in passenger mass unlikely," he told Fox News Digital
Side effects, particularly gastrointestinal symptoms, can be more disruptive in individuals who are not accustomed to chronic medication use
Many patients continue semaglutide at a maintenance dose after reaching their goal weight
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