For weight recurrence following bariatric surgery, semaglutide 1 mg once a week outperforms liraglutide 3 mg once a day.

Published Date: 24 Apr 2023

The treatment of post-metabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS) weight recurrence has been shown to be more effective with semaglutide than liraglutide.

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