Restoring Confidence After GLP-1 Weight Loss: A Guide to Body & Face Restoration in Queens

• The Cause: Rapid GLP-1 weight loss often leads to volume deficits like facial hollowness and breast deflation.

• The Reality: These changes are normal structural shifts, not signs of premature aging.

• The Solution: Fat grafting, fillers, and surgery can restore youthful balance.

• The Expert: Leva Medical provides fully customized restoration plans in Queens.

GLP-1 medications like Semaglutide have changed the lives of thousands of patients across Queens, Elmhurst, and Jackson Heights. The weight loss is often dramatic—but the physical changes that follow can feel unexpected.

You might notice your face looks sharper, your cheeks appear deflated, or your skin feels loose. These shifts can affect how you feel when you look in the mirror, but they are not your fault. They are simply the result of losing fat faster than your skin can adapt.

The good news? Every one of these concerns can be restored with safe, modern aesthetic treatments.

When weight loss occurs slowly, the skin gradually adjusts. However, GLP-1 medications often create rapid fat loss. The deeper fat pads—which provide structural support to your face and body—shrink before the skin has time to tighten.

Common Facial Changes

• Sunken Cheeks: Often referred to as "Ozempic Face."

• Under-Eye Hollowness: Making you look tired despite feeling healthy.

• Deepened Smile Lines: Caused by the descent of cheek volume.

• Jowls: Sagging around the jawline.

Common Body Changes

• Loose Abdominal Skin: A lack of elasticity after visceral fat reduction.

• Deflated Breasts: Upper-body volume loss is common.

• Flattened Buttocks: Loss of projection.

• Drooping Arms: Skin laxity in the tricep area.

Expert Note: This is not aging—it’s a structural change caused by rapid fat loss. Because the support system (fat) is gone, everything shifts downward.

We offer a comprehensive range of non-surgical and surgical solutions to restore volume, tighten skin, and reshape the body.

1. Fat Grafting (Restoring Natural Volume)

Best For: Cheeks, Under-Eyes, Temples, Jawline.

Fat grafting uses your own fat to refill hollow areas and rebuild natural contours. For many Semaglutide patients, this is the single most transformative option because it replaces like with like.

• Benefits: Restores youthful fullness and enhances skin quality.

• Result: Soft, natural results that last longer than synthetic fillers.

2. Dermal Fillers & Biostimulators

Best For: Fine lines, chin, and jawline sculpting.

Fillers help restore volume and structure in areas where fat pads have thinned.

• Sculptra®: Supports gradual collagen production for a natural glow.

• Radiesse: Delivers sculpted lift and definition.

• Hyaluronic Acid: Immediate volume for smile lines and under-eyes.

3. Skin Tightening & Lifting

Best For: Mild to moderate laxity on the face, neck, and arms.

Loose skin is one of the most common concerns. Our tightening treatments help improve firmness on the face, neck, arms, and abdomen without the downtime of major surgery.

4. Surgical Body Contouring

Best For: Significant loose skin.

When the skin has stretched beyond what non-surgical methods can correct, surgery provides the most effective restoration. Dr. Leva evaluates your unique anatomy to guide you toward realistic options, such as:

• Liposuction: For remaining stubborn fat pockets.

• Tummy Tuck: To remove excess abdominal skin.

• Breast Lift/Transfer: To restore upper pole fullness.

At Leva Medical, every post-GLP-1 patient receives a personalized plan based on three pillars:

1. Restore Volume: Using fat grafting, fillers, or breast/body fat transfer.

2. Tighten Skin: Utilizing face and body tightening treatments to improve elasticity.

3. Sculpt Shape: Performing liposuction or surgical contouring where needed.

Your weight-loss success deserves a result that feels balanced, confident, and authentically you.

• Family-run practice with board-certified surgeons.

• 35+ years of combined aesthetic experience.

• Special expertise in post-weight-loss contouring and fat grafting.

• Bilingual team (English & Spanish).

• Convenient Location: Next to Queens Center Mall in Elmhurst (easy parking available).