Medications like Ozempic, Wegovy, Zepbound and Saxenda have blown up in popularity since the 2020 pandemic
If your dose is in micrograms and youve only added a tiny amount of water, you may be forced to draw extremely small fractions of a milliliter, something thats hard to do precisely with a standard syringe
You can take it at home using either: A prefilled auto-injector pen (like Ozempic), or A compounded multi-dose vial drawn with a U-100 insulin syringe (more cost-effective and flexible) Dosing typically starts low and gradually increases to minimize side effects
During aggressive weight loss, training volume and intensity typically need adjustment
It activates amylin and calcitonin receptors in the hypothalamus
It became available in late 2020, and weve seen it replace Thermage and most Ultherapy treatments at our practice - and at nearly half the cost, its amazing that the results are just as good or better than these older technologies