by Pamela Madsen, MS, LPC, ACS | In recent years, medications like Ozempic and Wegovy have gained widespread attention for their effectiveness in managing type 2 diabetes and supporting weight loss
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For a subset of plastic surgeons, the GLP-1/aesthetics crossover moment also included prescribing semaglutide (the active ingredient in Ozempic and Wegovy) to select patients before body-contouring procedures, like tummy tucks, to help them reach a safe weight for surgery (higher BMIs are associated with a greater risk of complications) and to shrink the visceral fat in their abdomens, allowing for a more dramatic cinching of waistlines
Many insurers require current BMI documentation, weight history, medical records, obesity-related diagnoses, prior authorization forms, and evidence of previous weight loss attempts