For medical aestheticians, the best approach is informed skepticism
Patients suffering from treatment-resistant conditions deserve empathy, and their openness to novel approaches reflects genuine distress, not poor judgment
Legitimate access to the compounds with an approved or off-label clinical pathway, tesamorelin and sermorelin among them, generally runs through a licensed prescriber or telehealth hormone clinic dispensing through a state-licensed compounding pharmacy
Does Cagrilintide affect thyroid function
Compounding may be permitted under specific federal and state rules when applicable requirements are met, but that framework differs meaningfully from the FDA approval process for the branded drugs themselves
Results will vary by patient, intervention, and medication prescribed (if appropriate)