Starting the Mounjaro Project! – Why Is It More Promising Than Wegovy?

Hello,

I’m Lim Seong-yun, a board-certified plastic surgeon and the director of Just Plastic Surgery.

Recently, GLP-1-based weight-management injections have been receiving a lot of attention. Among them, the newly rising medication is Mounjaro (Mounjaro, active ingredient: tirzepatide).

✅ Why Mounjaro?

Compared with Wegovy, which is already well known as an obesity treatment, Mounjaro has several clear advantages.

Mounjaro, Wegovy / Photo provided by each company

Item	Mounjaro	Wegovy
Main ingredient	Tirzepatide	Semaglutide
Mechanism of action	Dual GLP-1 + GIP action	Single GLP-1 action
Average weight loss	Up to 22.5%	About 14.9%
Side effect adaptation	Relatively fast	Gastrointestinal side effects are common

With the addition of GIP action, it has the advantage of producing much greater weight-loss effects and fewer gastrointestinal side effects.

In particular, it can be a major source of hope for people who are concerned about obesity even if they do not have diabetes.

✅ So we decided to try it ourselves

Obesity is not just a matter of appearance,

✔️ insulin resistance

✔️ sleep apnea

✔️ joint pain

✔️ reduced skin elasticity, etc.

It is an important issue directly linked to overall health and aging.

So this time, I, Lim Seong-yun, the director of Just Plastic Surgery, and Director Yang Joon-young

decided to participate directly in the Mounjaro project.

In addition, six staff members at the clinic will also join in,

and the whole team will try practicing healthy weight loss together.

🧪 What’s the plan going forward?

As we start Mounjaro,

✔️ changes in weight

✔️ changes in eating habits

✔️ energy levels

✔️ sleep quality

We plan to observe these factors and periodically share our clinical experiences on the blog and YouTube.

After trying it ourselves and verifying it, if it truly works, we can confidently recommend it to patients. This is the kind of project we are starting with that mindset.

Mounjaro, recommended for these people

People who had limited results with Wegovy

People who experienced severe gastrointestinal side effects with previous medications

People who need to lose more than 10 kg but find exercise or diet control alone insufficient

Middle-aged adults preparing for healthy aging

We will be sharing our real usage experiences and tips going forward, so if you’re interested, please be sure to follow along!

📌 Next episode preview:

‘How do you actually inject Mounjaro?’ → We’ll explain in detail, including the administration method, interval, dose-escalation schedule, and precautions.