Body Sculpting, Liposuction, GLP-1s & The Reality of Weight Loss Surgery with Dr Hardik Ganatra

Body Sculpting, Liposuction, GLP-1s & The Reality of Weight Loss Surgery with Dr Hardik Ganatra

This week on The Dubai Doctors Podcast, Dr Natalia Spierings is joined by Dr Hardik Ganatra, a Dubai-based plastic surgeon specialising exclusively in body contouring and body reshaping.

Together, they discuss what happens when the body changes after major weight loss — whether through lifestyle changes, bariatric surgery or GLP-1 medications such as Ozempic and Mounjaro.

They explore:

• Why liposuction is not a weight-loss treatment • How fat cells are permanently removed during liposuction • Why lean patients and bodybuilders may seek body sculpting procedures • The importance of accurate body composition testing with DEXA scans • Why InBody and bioimpedance devices can sometimes give misleading results • Excess skin after significant weight loss • GLP-1 medications, muscle preservation and the future of weight-loss treatments • The role of protein, resistance training and maintaining muscle • Gynaecomastia surgery in male bodybuilders • The ethics of plastic surgery and helping patients achieve realistic goals

Dr Hardik also shares his perspective on why aesthetic procedures should never replace healthy habits — but can sometimes be a powerful catalyst for confidence, wellbeing and positive change.

A fascinating conversation about medicine, fitness, body composition and making informed choices.

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