Robert Whitfield MDAmerica's Breast Implant Illness Expert™

Thin people CAN get fat transfers! Don't use GLP-1s before! #shorts

21 Feb 2026 · 1 min

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In this YouTube short, Dr. Robert Whitfield MD challenges the common belief that thin individuals cannot undergo fat transfer procedures. He emphasizes that proper patient selection is key and recommends that candidates obtain a DEXA scan to evaluate skeletal muscle mass, body fat percentage, and bone density. He also issues a strong warning against using GLP‑1 agonist medications such as semaglutide or tirzepatide before a fat transfer, noting that these drugs actively reduce fat stores and could compromise the procedure’s success.

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That's important because you will get told as a thin person that you can't have a fat transfer many, many times. And I've found that to not be the case. So once again, it goes back to patient selection. I also like patients to get a DEXA scan that allows us to look at their skeletal muscle mass, allows us to look at their body fat and their bone density. And in the time of the GLP1 agonist, if y' all are considering fat transfers, please do not do GLP1, GLP1s or semiglutide tirzepatide. Those things are really effective at burning fat. And I don't want anybody who wants to come have a fat transfer on those drugs.