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Carrying extra weight can feel like a heavy burden—both physically and emotionally—as day-to-day tasks become more taxing and confidence erodes quietly. Embarking on the journey to lose weight is more than shedding kilograms; it is a voyage of self-discovery, resilience, and renewed vitality. At Skin Renewal, we understand that lasting change requires more than willpower alone. That’s why our doctor‑led programmes combine personalised nutritional plans, cutting‑edge metabolic support and compassionate coaching to guide you every step of the way.
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Shape Up at a glance

  • Best Results
    Best Results

    3-6 Months (depending on weight loss)

  • Anaesthetic
    Anaesthetic

    None

  • Duration
    Duration of Results

    12 Months (depending on lifestyle after weight loss)

  • Procedure Time
    Procedure Time

    30min for follow up consultations

  • Treatment Recovery
    Treatment Recovery

    Daily

  • Skin Specialist
    Skin Specialist

    Doctor and Health Coach

  • Risk Compliance
    Risks & Complications

    Low

  • Back to Work
    Back To Work

    Same Day

The Shape Up Programme is our innovative, doctor-led weight loss solution, combining the proven Renewal Institute Diet (RID) with a dual GLP-1 and GIP receptor agonist to enhance appetite control, support metabolism, and achieve sustainable results. Designed to help you shed excess weight, improve body composition, and boost energy levels, Shape Up blends personalised nutrition, medical expertise, and cutting-edge pharmacology to achieve your goals safely and effectively. This program builds upon the foundation of traditional weight loss protocols by incorporating cutting-edge medical interventions designed to accelerate fat loss and improve metabolic function.

Who Is the Shape Up Programme For?

Key Benefits of Shape Up

How Lifestyle Influences Weight Problems

Weight is influenced by much more than just calorie intake. Everyday habits and environmental factors play a significant role in weight gain and can hinder weight loss efforts. Recognising and addressing these lifestyle factors is key to achieving and maintaining lasting results.

Inadequate or disrupted sleep alters hunger hormones (ghrelin and leptin), increasing appetite and cravings for high-calorie foods. Protect your metabolism by getting 7–9 hours of solid, uninterrupted sleep, and don’t overlook hidden sleep disruptors, such as obstructive sleep apnea. Watch out for loud snoring, breathing pauses, gasping for air at night, and relentless daytime fatigue, as well as warning signs such as morning headaches, mood swings, high blood pressure, and waking up during the night to use the bathroom.

Persistent stress elevates cortisol, which promotes fat storage—especially around the abdomen—and can trigger emotional eating. Incorporate stress-management practices such as mindfulness, breathing exercises or light yoga. 

A desk-bound lifestyle can slow your resting metabolic rate and lead to reduced muscle mass. Regular movement—whether structured exercise or brief “active breaks”—helps burn calories, build lean tissue and stabilise blood sugar.

An imbalance of gut microbiota can impact nutrient absorption, inflammation and satiety signals. A fibre-rich, whole-food diet, targeted probiotics, and prebiotics foster a healthy microbiome and smoother digestion.

Even mild dehydration can diminish energy levels, impair exercise performance and reduce metabolic efficiency. Drinking water consistently throughout the day supports fat-metabolising pathways. 

Distracted or emotional eating often leads to overeating. Practising mindful meals—slowing down, savouring flavours and tuning into fullness cues—reinforces healthier portion control.

The Reset Renewal Programme at Skin Renewal

Reset Renewal is our doctor-led, holistic health reboot designed for patients whose weight challenges stem from underlying lifestyle and metabolic imbalances. Rather than focusing solely on dieting, Reset Renewal targets your unique health hurdles—hormonal fluctuations, digestive dysfunction, energy crashes and more—to build sustainable foundations for weight stability.


Why Choose Skin Renewal?

From your first comprehensive health assessment to regular progress reviews and bespoke lifestyle adjustments, we’re committed to transforming challenges into triumphs—empowering you to reclaim your energy, reshape your body and embrace a healthier, more confident future.

Key Health Benefits of GIP/GLP-1 Peptides

GIP/GLP-1 peptides offer a multifaceted therapeutic profile, as they improve glycaemic control, drive weight loss, protect the heart and kidneys, support liver and brain health, and reduce systemic inflammation. Dual agonist treatments, such as tirzepatide, harness both hormones for amplified benefits, marking a significant advance in treating metabolic and related disorders. Here is how they work:

Benefit

How it Works

Better Blood Sugar Control

These peptides boost insulin after you eat and lower the hormone that raises blood sugar. This lowers fasting and after-meal glucose levels in people with type 2 diabetes.

Easier Weight Management

It helps you eat less by slowing down the rate at which your stomach empties and making you feel full sooner. Treatments targeting GIP and GLP-1 can lead to bigger, longer-lasting weight loss.

Heart Protection

Studies have shown that these peptides may lower the risk of heart attacks and strokes by improving body weight, blood sugar levels, and blood pressure, and reducing inflammation.

Brain Support

GLP-1 can cross the blood-brain barrier and help combat inflammation and oxidative stress. Early research suggests it might help protect against Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.

Liver and Fat Metabolism

These hormones help the body burn fat and use sugar more efficiently in the liver. They show promise for treating non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), now known as MASLD (Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease).

Kidney Health

GLP-1 treatments can help slow the progression of diabetic kidney damage. They reduce protein in the urine and help maintain kidney function.

Reduced Inflammation

GIP/GLP-1 peptides help calm inflammation beyond blood sugar and weight management. This may help alleviate chronic inflammatory conditions and certain autoimmune issues.

frequently asked
questions

Is the Shape Up programme available at all Skin Renewal clinics?
What makes the Shape Up Programme different from other weight-loss plans?

The Shape Up Programme uniquely combines the Renewal Institute Diet (RID) with a dual GLP-1 and GIP injection under direct physician supervision. While most plans focus solely on calorie reduction, Shape Up addresses appetite regulation, metabolic support, and habit formation simultaneously, delivering a multifaceted approach to both short-term weight loss and long-term maintenance.

How do GLP-1 and GIP peptide injections integrate into my daily routine?

GLP-1 and GIP peptides are administered via a once-weekly subcutaneous injection. Your Skin Renewal doctor will guide you through the proper injection technique, ensuring optimal appetite suppression while minimising side effects. Most patients find it easy to incorporate into their weekly schedule, often aligning injections with a consistent day (e.g., every Monday morning).

What should you expect during your initial consultation?

During your first visit, our medical team will:

  • Review your complete medical history and current medications.
  • Conduct baseline measurements (weight, body composition, blood pressure).
  • Discuss your lifestyle, dietary habits and personal goals.

This comprehensive assessment ensures your plan is safe and tailored to your needs.

Are there common side effects, and how are they managed?

Some patients experience mild gastrointestinal symptoms, such as nausea, bloating, or decreased appetite, especially during dose escalation. To manage these:

  • We start with a low initial dose and increase gradually.
  • Recommend smaller, more frequent meals if nausea occurs.
  • Provide adjunctive supplements (e.g., digestive enzymes, ginger) if needed.
  • Our team closely monitors you to ensure that side effects remain minimal.
How quickly will you see results, and will they last?

Most patients notice a reduction in appetite and a modest weight change within 2–4 weeks. Significant improvements in body composition typically occur over 12–24 weeks. Shape Up promotes durable results by emphasising sustainable dietary habits, behavioural coaching, and metabolic optimisation, helping patients maintain their new weight long after the active phase ends.

Can you pause or stop the Shape Up programme without regaining weight?

Discontinuing the Shape Up programme without proper transition strategies can lead to appetite rebound. If you approach your goal weight or need to pause treatment, our physicians will:

  • Gradually taper the injection dose.
  • Reinforce RID-based meal planning and mindful-eating practices.
  • Adjust supplement support to stabilise metabolism.
  • This structured exit plan minimises the risk of weight regain.
How is Reset Renewal different from Shape Up?

While Shape Up is a targeted weight-loss programme, Reset Renewal is a broader “health reboot” programme. It focuses on uncovering and correcting underlying lifestyle imbalances—such as hormonal dysregulation, chronic inflammation, and gut-microbiome disruption—to establish the foundational health required for lasting weight stability and overall wellness.

What is the Reset Renewal Weight Maintenance programme offered after Shape Up?

This program utilises current functional medicine approaches to support weight loss maintenance after discontinuing the GLP-1 and GIP injections, incorporating micro-dosing strategies, nutritional interventions, and lifestyle modifications.

Will you still need supplements after completing Reset Renewal?

Many patients transition to a simplified maintenance regimen, continuing only the essential supplements tailored to their unique physiology (e.g., adaptogens for stress resilience and specific probiotics for gut balance). Your Skin Renewal doctor will review follow-up labs and recommend a long-term supplement strategy tailored to your ongoing needs.

Can you combine Shape Up and Reset Renewal?

Yes. Patients requiring a metabolic jump-start and foundational health corrections (hormonal, gut, and inflammation) can embark on a hybrid protocol. Our team will synchronise the two programmes to ensure seamless integration, optimising appetite control, nutritional support, and lifestyle modifications simultaneously.

What kind of ongoing support is available?

Both programmes include:

  • Fortnightly in-clinic or virtual check-ins with your physician.
  • Access to our dietitian for meal-plan adjustments and behavioural strategies.
  • Support from our wellness coaches for exercise programming and stress-management techniques.
  • This multidisciplinary approach ensures you’re never alone on your journey.

Frequently asked questions

Is the Shape Up programme available at all Skin Renewal clinics?
What makes the Shape Up Programme different from other weight-loss plans?

The Shape Up Programme uniquely combines the Renewal Institute Diet (RID) with a dual GLP-1 and GIP injection under direct physician supervision. While most plans focus solely on calorie reduction, Shape Up addresses appetite regulation, metabolic support, and habit formation simultaneously, delivering a multifaceted approach to both short-term weight loss and long-term maintenance.

How do GLP-1 and GIP peptide injections integrate into my daily routine?

GLP-1 and GIP peptides are administered via a once-weekly subcutaneous injection. Your Skin Renewal doctor will guide you through the proper injection technique, ensuring optimal appetite suppression while minimising side effects. Most patients find it easy to incorporate into their weekly schedule, often aligning injections with a consistent day (e.g., every Monday morning).

What should you expect during your initial consultation?

During your first visit, our medical team will:

  • Review your complete medical history and current medications.
  • Conduct baseline measurements (weight, body composition, blood pressure).
  • Discuss your lifestyle, dietary habits and personal goals.

This comprehensive assessment ensures your plan is safe and tailored to your needs.

Are there common side effects, and how are they managed?

Some patients experience mild gastrointestinal symptoms, such as nausea, bloating, or decreased appetite, especially during dose escalation. To manage these:

  • We start with a low initial dose and increase gradually.
  • Recommend smaller, more frequent meals if nausea occurs.
  • Provide adjunctive supplements (e.g., digestive enzymes, ginger) if needed.
  • Our team closely monitors you to ensure that side effects remain minimal.
How quickly will you see results, and will they last?

Most patients notice a reduction in appetite and a modest weight change within 2–4 weeks. Significant improvements in body composition typically occur over 12–24 weeks. Shape Up promotes durable results by emphasising sustainable dietary habits, behavioural coaching, and metabolic optimisation, helping patients maintain their new weight long after the active phase ends.

Can you pause or stop the Shape Up programme without regaining weight?

Discontinuing the Shape Up programme without proper transition strategies can lead to appetite rebound. If you approach your goal weight or need to pause treatment, our physicians will:

  • Gradually taper the injection dose.
  • Reinforce RID-based meal planning and mindful-eating practices.
  • Adjust supplement support to stabilise metabolism.
  • This structured exit plan minimises the risk of weight regain.
How is Reset Renewal different from Shape Up?

While Shape Up is a targeted weight-loss programme, Reset Renewal is a broader “health reboot” programme. It focuses on uncovering and correcting underlying lifestyle imbalances—such as hormonal dysregulation, chronic inflammation, and gut-microbiome disruption—to establish the foundational health required for lasting weight stability and overall wellness.

What is the Reset Renewal Weight Maintenance programme offered after Shape Up?

This program utilises current functional medicine approaches to support weight loss maintenance after discontinuing the GLP-1 and GIP injections, incorporating micro-dosing strategies, nutritional interventions, and lifestyle modifications.

Will you still need supplements after completing Reset Renewal?

Many patients transition to a simplified maintenance regimen, continuing only the essential supplements tailored to their unique physiology (e.g., adaptogens for stress resilience and specific probiotics for gut balance). Your Skin Renewal doctor will review follow-up labs and recommend a long-term supplement strategy tailored to your ongoing needs.

Can you combine Shape Up and Reset Renewal?

Yes. Patients requiring a metabolic jump-start and foundational health corrections (hormonal, gut, and inflammation) can embark on a hybrid protocol. Our team will synchronise the two programmes to ensure seamless integration, optimising appetite control, nutritional support, and lifestyle modifications simultaneously.

What kind of ongoing support is available?

Both programmes include:

  • Fortnightly in-clinic or virtual check-ins with your physician.
  • Access to our dietitian for meal-plan adjustments and behavioural strategies.
  • Support from our wellness coaches for exercise programming and stress-management techniques.
  • This multidisciplinary approach ensures you’re never alone on your journey.
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