Can I treat a client on Mounjaro, Wegovy or another weight-loss injection?

Yes — GLP-1 medications are not a contraindication to salon treatments. But they change how a client's body behaves in your chair, and almost no consultation form asks about them yet.

These drugs (tirzepatide, semaglutide, liraglutide) slow gastric emptying and suppress appetite. In practice that means clients who have eaten very little, feel nauseous, and dehydrate more easily than they used to.

What actually changes:

• Fainting and dizziness. Low food intake plus a warm room plus lying flat for 60 minutes is a vasovagal setup. Ask when they last ate and drank. Keep the room cooler, sit them up slowly, and have water to hand.
• Nausea. Deep abdominal massage, prone positioning and strong aromatherapy oils can tip a queasy client over. Ask before you start, and skip abdominal work in the 48 hours after a dose if they report side effects.
• Injection sites. Abdomen, thigh and upper arm rotate weekly. Do not wax, massage firmly, or apply heat directly over a site used in the last few days — check where, don't assume.
• Skin laxity and texture. Rapid weight loss leaves looser skin and can affect how RF, microneedling and body treatments settle. Manage expectations at consultation rather than after.
• Surgery-adjacent treatments. If a client mentions upcoming surgery, their prescriber may pause the drug beforehand — that is a medical decision, not yours to advise on.

Record it as a medication, not a lifestyle note, and re-ask at every visit. Doses escalate, and a client who was fine in March may be on a much higher dose by June.