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As GLP-1 medications continue to reshape the global conversation around weight loss, metabolic health, and long-term wellness, AV Laboratories brought a new skincare standard to the Aesthetic & Anti-Aging Medicine World Congress in Monaco: topical molecular nourishment designed to support the appearance of healthy, resilient, younger-looking skin throughout the weight loss journey.
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At the conference, AV Laboratories joined the global aesthetic medicine conversation with a clear message: as GLP-1s transform the way patients approach weight loss and metabolic health, skincare must evolve to support the visible quality of the skin through that transformation. The brand shared its 360° molecular nourishment approach with physicians, aesthetic professionals, and clinic leaders, highlighting the role patented AVL SOM3® technology can play in supporting hydrated, resilient, younger-looking skin.
At AMWC, AV Laboratories also continued to expand its international scientific perspective by exchanging knowledge with physicians and aesthetic experts from around the world. The brand is closely following the emerging discussion on how rapid metabolic change may affect skin quality — not only through facial fat loss, but also through broader biological factors such as adipose tissue dynamics, dermal white adipose tissue, fibroblast signalling, collagen metabolism, hormonal balance, cellular energy and nutrient availability.
“Rapid physical change can place new demands on the skin’s appearance, and new demands require a more intelligent skincare approach,” said Sylwia Pawlaczyk, COO and Master Formulator at AV Laboratories. “AVL SOM3® was developed to help support the skin’s natural renewal environment with molecular building blocks associated with healthier-looking skin over time.”
During rapid weight loss, especially when appetite is reduced, nutritional intake may become insufficient. Protein intake is particularly important because amino acids are essential building blocks for collagen, elastin, and structural proteins associated with healthy-looking, resilient skin. Because the skin is not a survival-priority organ, reduced nutrient availability may become visible through changes in glow, comfort, hydration, texture, and the appearance of firmness.
AVL SOM3®: 360° Molecular Nourishment for the GLP-1 Era
At the center of AV Laboratories’ approach is AVL SOM3®, the brand’s patented longevity skincare technology. Founded by Ami and Monica Mezezi, pioneers in IVF solutions, regenerative medicine, and cellular science, AVL SOM3® was designed to support skin with a precise matrix of molecular nourishment, including all 20 amino acids, empowering the skin to support collagen, elastin and NAD+ naturally.
“Our work in IVF taught us how profoundly cellular health, precision, and care matter,” said Ami Mezezi, CEO and Co-Founder of AV Laboratories. “With AV Laboratories, we are bringing that same philosophy into skincare. As GLP-1s reshape how people think about metabolic health and longevity, skin deserves the same level of intelligent support, precision, and nourishment.”
Each AV Laboratories formula pairs AVL SOM3® with clinical-grade actives selected to support the appearance of hydrated, smoother, firmer-looking skin. Rather than focusing on a single visible concern, AVL SOM3® reflects a 360° nourishment platform designed to support the key visible pillars associated with younger-looking skin: structure, elasticity, hydration, barrier resilience, and the appearance of cellular energy.
For Dr. Olena Ivchenko, Scientific Advisory Board Member at AV Laboratories, the GLP-1 era reinforces the need for integrated care across health, aesthetics, and skin quality.
“As more patients experience meaningful weight loss and metabolic change, the conversation naturally expands to how they feel in their skin,” said Dr. Ivchenko. “In aesthetic and longevity medicine, we look at the full picture: nutrition, hormones, lifestyle, medical care, and skin quality. Topical skin nourishment can be an important part of helping patients maintain a healthy-looking, resilient, radiant appearance throughout their transformation.”
As GLP-1s continue to influence medicine, aesthetics, and consumer behavior, AV Laboratories is defining 360° molecular nourishment as the essential topical skincare standard for this new era. Powered by patented AVL SOM3® technology, the brand’s approach supports the appearance of hydrated, resilient, younger-looking skin as the body moves through weight loss.
About AV Laboratories
AV Laboratories is a science-led skincare company founded by pioneers in IVF solutions, regenerative medicine, and cellular science. The company develops advanced skincare solutions rooted in its patented AVL SOM3® technology, empowering skin to renew, restore and rejuvenate for younger looking skin for longer.
AV Laboratories Defines a New Skincare Standard for the GLP-1 Era: Molecular Nourishment Designed to Support Skin Through Weight Loss and Beyond
Days after the state’s primary, California voters are in a familiar position -- waiting to find out which candidates will go on to the general election in their most high-profile races, for governor and Los Angeles mayor.
It’s not surprising those have yet to be resolved, along with several closely contested congressional races, because the state routinely takes days, or even weeks, to fully tally races. Nor is it unusual for President Donald Trump to complain about the pace of the count and allege fraud, as he did Thursday. It’s something he’s done repeatedly in the past.
What was unusual was that Trump announced that his Department of Justice was investigating the count: “Why the vote counting DELAY???,” the president posted on his social media account.
He suggested that the state's Democrats were somehow cheating so two candidates he favors — Republican Steve Hilton in the governor's race and Spencer Pratt in the nonpartisan mayor's race — would be bumped from the top two slots and therefore ineligible for the November general election.
“You see what’s happening in California, they’re rigging the election," he told reporters during an Oval Office gathering Thursday.
Trump's posts prompted a response from Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, whose press office posted a clip of a CNN video explaining how the nation’s most populous state prioritizes accuracy and accessibility over speed, drawing out the count.
“For the record: we wish the votes were counted faster, too,” Newsom’s office posted.
A spokesman for the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Los Angeles declined to comment about whether it was investigating the ballot counting.
The law in California practically mandates a drawn-out count. Ballots are mailed to every eligible voter — some 23 million of them — and the state has permissive rules for returning them. They will be counted if they are postmarked by Election Day and arrive at an election office within seven days.
Only after the polls have closed and most of the country has gone to sleep can local election workers begin the lengthy process of verifying the legitimacy of the late-arriving mail ballots and then start to tabulate them.
If a voters' signature on the ballot envelope doesn't match what's on file, election officials are required to give those voters a chance to come in and prove their identity so the ballot will count, delaying a final tally further.
“We might not like how California administers its elections (and I don’t),” wrote Stephen Richer a former Republican election official in Maricopa County, Arizona, on the social platform X. “But that doesn’t make it fraud.”
Last year, Newsom signed a bill requiring the vote count to be completed within 13 days, rather than the previous 30 days. To get an extension, counties must inform the Secretary of State's Office that they have a reason for a delay.
That's not quick enough for the president: “The Dumocrats are at it again!” the president wrote on his social media platform. “They are trying to STEAL THE GOVERNOR OF CALIFORNIA PRIMARY, AND THE MAYOR OF LOS ANGELES, PRIMARY, AWAY FROM TWO GREAT REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES. Here we go with the very late and massive numbers of MAIL IN BALLOTS.”
State Assemblymember Marc Berman, a Democrat who wrote the bill to accelerate ballot counting, said Trump’s comments were disappointing and “a lie.”
“While Trump is laser focused on lying about our elections and undermining voters’ faith in our democracy, so that Republicans can then try to pass policies like Voter ID laws that make it harder for people to vote, our priority is to make sure that every validly cast ballot is counted,” he said in a statement.
Some experts warned that the count from Tuesday's primary might take even longer than after previous elections.
“What compounds things this time around is that Democrats have been holding on to their ballots,” said Rick Hasen, a UCLA law professor.
The state's millions of Democrats this year were exceptionally slow to send in their ballots, apparently waiting until the last minute to make a selection in the ever-evolving governor's race. The state operates a primary in which the top two vote-getters, regardless of party, move on to the general election, and Democrats had been fretting for months that having so many Democrats in the race would splinter the vote in such a way that two Republicans would claim the top two spots.
Democratic voters appeared to wait until the end to see which of their candidates were emerging as favorites. The high number of late ballots will likely make the delay in getting final counts even greater.
While millions of ballots have been counted by now, it's the uncounted ones that loom largest for close races.
Despite being an overwhelmingly Democratic state, California has featured some of the nation's closest congressional elections, sometimes decided by just a few hundred votes, so there's often no way to determine a winner until the weekslong ballot count has concluded. In 2024, one House race wasn't called until December.
Things get even more complicated in a primary election, such as Tuesday's. That's because the news isn't just the top vote-getter but also the second place finisher. To know the true outcome of any race, enough votes need to be tallied to know for certain who finished in first and second.
Another side effect of the enormous crush of late mail ballots that get tallied last is that the final vote gets more and more Democratic. That's because Republicans are more likely to return their ballots early or vote in person, on Election Day. Those ballots get counted first.
The gradual shifting of the vote to Democrats as ballot counting goes on has sparked all sorts of conspiracy theories.
Republicans have long complained about the California count, even though the GOP did well in close House races in the state in 2024. The Republican National Committee filed lawsuits in other states challenging the legality of counting mail ballots that arrive after Election Day and the U.S. Supreme Court is poised to rule on the issue sometime this month.
But worries about the California vote count aren't only a partisan issue. Voting advocates have urged state lawmakers to better fund local election offices so they can process the avalanche of late-arriving ballots faster.
“The Legislature needs to throw a lot more money to get the count quicker,” Hasen said.
Associated Press writers Christopher Weber in Los Angeles and Sophie Austin in Sacramento contributed to this report.
Ballots are inspected the day after California's primary election at the LA County Ballot Processing Center Wednesday, June 3, 2026, in City of Industry, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Ballots are sorted the day after California's primary election at the LA County Ballot Processing Center Wednesday, June 3, 2026, in City of Industry, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Workers sort ballots the day after California's primary election at the Los Angeles County Ballot Processing Center Wednesday, June 3, 2026, in City of Industry, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
