Recommended Timeline for Stopping GLP-1 Before Surgery Most clinical guidelines recommend discontinuing GLP-1 injections (including compounded semaglutide) 48 to 72 hours before elective surgery
If you look at the most popular surgical treatment right now, its called sleeve gastrectomy, where you remove 75% of the stomach so you cant eat as much food, and it does have improvements in appetite-related hormones such as ghrelin, the hunger hormone
Circumference Measurements: Weekly measurements of waist, hips, thighs, and arms using consistent technique (same time of day, same measurement points) track regional changes that correlate with fat loss
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