Not Just Skin Deep: A Hidden Complication of Tirzepatide Therapy

Liam N Phelan¹, Sairah Fatima Tariq², Rishi Singhal^{1

3}, Tom Wiggins⁴

Affiliations

¹ Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, University Hospitals Birmingham, Birmingham, UK, Birmingham, United Kingdom.
² New Cross Hospital, Wolverhampton, United Kingdom.
³ Faculty of Health, Education, and Life Sciences, Birmingham City University, Birmingham, B15 3TN, United Kingdom.
⁴ Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, University Hospitals Birmingham, Birmingham, UK, Birmingham, United Kingdom. tom.wiggins1@nhs.net.

Editorial

Liam N Phelan et al. Obes Surg. 2025.

. 2025 Sep 4.

doi: 10.1007/s11695-025-08214-8. Online ahead of print.

Liam N Phelan¹, Sairah Fatima Tariq², Rishi Singhal^{1

3}, Tom Wiggins⁴

¹ Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, University Hospitals Birmingham, Birmingham, UK, Birmingham, United Kingdom.
² New Cross Hospital, Wolverhampton, United Kingdom.
³ Faculty of Health, Education, and Life Sciences, Birmingham City University, Birmingham, B15 3TN, United Kingdom.
⁴ Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, University Hospitals Birmingham, Birmingham, UK, Birmingham, United Kingdom. tom.wiggins1@nhs.net.

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Conflict of interest statement

Declarations. Competing interest: The authors declare no competing interests.

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