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Gangnam Apgujeong Wegovy Review: Period-by-Period Comparison, 1-Month · 6-Month Weight Change · Appetite · Side Effects · Cost Summary

청담오케이의원 · 청담오케이의원 성현주 원장 · February 6, 2026

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Original post date: February 6, 2026

Translated at: April 20, 2026 at 5:22 AM

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※ This post is content provided for medical information purposes.

It is not subject to review under Article 56, Paragraph 2 and Article 57 of the Medical Service Act, and is not a post for advertising purposes.

Hello,

I’m Seong Hyeon-ju, the director of Cheongdam OK Clinic, with an Apgujeong Wegovy review.

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Wegovy review, 6 months in

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It was a medication I had explained countless times in the clinic, but experiencing it myself felt clearly different from what I had seen in books or papers.

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The reason I started Wegovy was simple.

With a busy schedule, my eating rhythm had fallen apart,

and I could feel my weight gradually increasing.

Stepping away from the position of simply explaining it to patients, I wanted to see how my body would actually respond.

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To put it simply, this medication is less about a “quick reduction” and more about “changing direction.”

That is why the changes felt quite different depending on the period.

In the first month, the appetite response came before weight change For the first month, honestly, the numbers did not change much.

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Wegovy review

What changed first, instead, was my appetite.

Before, when mealtime came around, my portions would naturally increase,

but at some point, a feeling of fullness started arriving earlier.

It was not a feeling of forcing myself to hold back;

it was closer to simply not wanting to eat more.

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However, in the beginning there were side effects such as bloating and a slight feeling of nausea.

It was not enough to significantly disrupt daily life, but I naturally slowed down my eating pace and found myself avoiding greasy foods.

During this period, I felt it was more important to read the signs that my eating pattern was changing than to focus on weight change itself.

By 6 months, the reason weight change had accumulated After about 6 months, the weight change started to show up in the numbers.

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Wegovy review

Even without particularly increasing exercise or placing extreme restrictions,

the results were different from before.

The biggest difference was that appetite control had become less of a conscious effort and more like a habit.

The pattern of regretting overeating almost disappeared,

and I remained satisfied with smaller portions.

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Before and after 6 months

By this point, most of the side effects I felt at the beginning had disappeared,

and I actually felt more stable overall.

However, I also personally noticed that if management became lax from time to time, the degree of change would decrease.

It was clear that not everything could be solved by medication alone.

A realistic summary of cost and side effects from direct experience At first glance, the cost can feel burdensome if you only look at the short term.

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But after using it for more than 6 months and considering the reduction in meal portions and dining out frequency, my perception changed.

The side effects were also concentrated early on, and they could be managed by adjusting the dosage and eating pattern.

Speaking from my own experience, Wegovy is not a means of making weight change happen for you,

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Wegovy review

but rather a tool that gently pushes you in a direction you can maintain.

That is why, in reviews, I think it is most realistic to look at the changes felt over time rather than the short-term numbers.

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