Achieving Your Goals: Expert Support for Weight Loss & Stubborn Fat.

Weight management is a complex journey, and for many, achieving and maintaining a healthy weight can be challenging. Beyond general weight loss, individuals often struggle with stubborn pockets of fat that resist diet and exercise, affecting body shape and confidence. Effective weight management considers both overall body composition and targeted fat reduction.

At SkinQure, Dr. Paul Charlson, a leading UK doctor with extensive experience, offers expert, evidence-based approaches to support your weight loss journey and address localised stubborn fat. His comprehensive approach focuses on identifying contributing factors and developing a tailored plan to help you achieve your body goals, safely and effectively.

Understanding Weight Loss & Stubborn Fat

Weight gain and stubborn fat accumulation are influenced by a multitude of factors:

  • Metabolism:
    Individual metabolic rates determine how efficiently the body burns calories.

  • Genetics:
    Genetic predispositions can influence body shape, fat distribution, and susceptibility to weight gain.

  • Hormonal Influences:
    Hormones play a significant role in appetite regulation, fat storage, and metabolism (e.g., insulin, thyroid hormones, leptin, ghrelin). Hormonal imbalances or changes (e.g., menopause) can contribute to stubborn fat.

  • Diet and Lifestyle:
    Calorie intake, nutritional quality, sedentary habits, and chronic stress all significantly impact weight.

  • Fat Cell Characteristics:
    Stubborn fat cells often have a higher density of alpha-2 adrenergic receptors, which hinder fat breakdown, and fewer beta-adrenergic receptors, which promote it. This makes them resistant to typical fat-burning efforts.

  • Location:
    Certain areas, like the abdomen, hips, thighs, and flanks, are notoriously prone to holding onto fat due to these biological differences.

It’s important to differentiate between overall weight loss, which reduces fat uniformly across the body, and targeted fat reduction, which aims to diminish specific, resistant pockets of fat once a stable weight has been achieved.

Expert Dermatological Assessment and Management at SkinQure

At SkinQure, Dr. Charlson conducts thorough assessments to understand your unique situation, including your medical history, lifestyle, body composition, and specific concerns regarding weight and stubborn fat. This detailed evaluation allows for the creation of a personalised management strategy.

His expertise encompasses a range of evidence-based approaches aimed at:

  • ✓ Supporting healthy and sustainable weight loss.
  • ✓ Addressing underlying factors contributing to weight gain or stubborn fat.
  • ✓ Targeting localised fat deposits that resist conventional methods.
  • ✓ Improving body contour and overall confidence.

During your consultation, Dr. Charlson will discuss the most appropriate options, ensuring a safe and effective path toward your desired body goals.

Treatment

A comprehensive approach to weight loss and stubborn fat often combines medical management, advanced non-surgical body contouring treatments, and lifestyle guidance. Treatment options may include:

  • Weight Loss Injections (GLP-1 Receptor Agonists): These medications are prescribed under strict medical supervision for eligible individuals (typically those with a certain BMI and/or weight-related health conditions) and are part of a broader weight management programme.
    • Mounjaro (Tirzepatide): This is a newer, highly effective once-weekly injectable medication approved for weight loss in the UK. It works by mimicking two gut hormones (GLP-1 and GIP) to reduce appetite, increase feelings of fullness, and slow stomach emptying, leading to significant weight reduction when combined with diet and exercise. This is the product we use in the Clinic as research shows this is the most effective.
    • Wegovy (Semaglutide): A once-weekly injectable medication that mimics the GLP-1 hormone, promoting feelings of fullness and reducing hunger, thereby aiding weight loss. Also approved for weight management in the UK.
    • Saxenda (Liraglutide): A once-daily injectable GLP-1 analogue that helps to reduce appetite and food intake.
  • Non-Surgical Fat Reduction: These treatments target stubborn pockets of fat that don’t respond to diet and exercise.
  • Aqualyx: This is a substance which is injected into the fat layer and dissolves the fat by destroying the fat cell membrane and the liquid fat is the absorbed by the lymphatics. Several treatments are required and it does cause swelling.
  • PB Serum: This is an enzyme cocktail which destroys fat and remodels the tissue. It has less downtime than Aqualyx and can be used in the jowl fat area and elsewhere on the face. It is more expensive due to its unique composition.
  • HIFU (High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound) Body Contouring: Uses focused ultrasound energy to heat and destroy fat cells beneath the skin, while also promoting skin tightening.
  • Radiofrequency (RF) Fat Reduction: Uses controlled heat to target fat cells and tighten skin.
  • Nutritional and Lifestyle Guidance: While Dr. Charlson focuses on medical and aesthetic treatments, he will provide guidance or refer you to specialists for support on healthy eating, exercise, and lifestyle modifications crucial for sustained weight management.
  • Other Oral Medications: Depending on individual circumstances, other oral medications for weight management might be considered, as part of a medically supervised programme.

Schedule a Consultation

If you are struggling with weight loss or stubborn pockets of fat, and are interested in exploring effective, evidence-based solutions, we encourage you to schedule a consultation with Dr. Paul Charlson at SkinQure. Gain expert dermatological evaluation and a personalised management plan to help you achieve your body goals safely and effectively.