Fat Loss Is Faster Than Your Skin Can Keep Up #GLP1 #transformation

22 Oct 2026 · 1 min

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The speaker explains that many people using GLP-1 based weight‑loss drugs experience loose or hanging skin because the rate of fat loss exceeds the skin's ability to remodel its collagen and elastin. This mismatch leads to stretched and fragmented fibers, with an estimated 7% loss of facial volume for every 10 kg of weight lost. To counteract skin laxity, the speaker recommends three practical strategies: (1) consume adequate protein and stay well‑hydrated to rebuild underlying muscle volume, which fills space under the skin; (2) supplement with collagen peptides, citing a meta‑analysis of 26 randomized controlled trials involving over 1,700 participants that showed significant improvements in skin elasticity; and (3) apply red and near‑infrared light therapy 3–5 times per week for 6–12 weeks, 10–20 minutes per session, to support collagen and elastin health. The overall message is that while rapid fat loss can outpace skin remodeling, targeted nutritional and light‑based interventions can help maintain skin firmness.

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A lot of people are losing a lot of weight with GLP drugs, but they're then complaining about loose skin and hanging skin. So your skin doesn't snap back right after you've gone through a series of GLP drug use, and that's for 3 reasons. Fat loss when you're on a GLP outpaces the rate that collagen and elastin in your skin can remodel. Your existing collagen and elastin fibers get stretched and they get fragmented, and people lose about 7% of facial volume for every 10 kilograms of weight that they lose. What you could do even if you weren't on GLP drugs for loose skin issues, number one thing is eat adequate protein and stay hydrated because that will help to rebuild muscle volume under the skin. It will fill space. It will reduce that draping look. The next thing is collagen peptides. So a meta-analysis of 26 different randomized controlled trials with Over 1,700 people found a significant improvement in skin elasticity with supplementation of collagen peptides. Red and near-infrared light are out 3 to 5 times per week over 6 to 12 weeks at 10 to 20 minutes per day to be something that contributes to collagen and elastin health.