An Hour Longer, One Recovery: How I Plan Surgery for the GLP-1 Patient in El Paso
October 15, 2026 | Body Contouring, Face, Weight Loss Surgery
One in three of my consults now involves a patient who has lost weight on a GLP-1. The operation they ask for first surprised me. Here is what changes in my operating room for these patients, what combining procedures saves, why the surgery is capped at six to eight hours, and the one instruction I give every GLP-1 patient before surgery day.
