Weight Loss Isn’t New, But the Surgery Gap Is — From Bariatrics to GLP-1s: A New Surgical Era

Weight loss isn’t new—but the patients are.GLP-1 medications didn’t create the problem… they exposed it.In this episode, we break down the growing “surgery gap” in plastic surgery, why not all weight loss patients are the same, and how outdated assumptions are leading to suboptimal results in a rapidly evolving landscape.From bariatric surgery to GLP-1s, from skin laxity to surgical staging—this is the conversation most practices are having behind the scenes, but few are saying out loud.