The ideal candidate is someone who has a meaningful fat-loss goal, defined as 20 lbs or more to reduce, who is also concerned about how skin quality and connective tissue integrity will hold up through that process
The only proposed difference is the salt counterion used in synthesis: arginine instead of acetate
R 11 is H, C 1 -C 6 alkyl, C 1 -C 6 haloalkyl, C 3 -C 6 cycloalkyl, C 2 -C 7 heterocycloalkyl, C 6 -C 10 aryl, C 3 -C 9 heteroaryl, C 1 -C 6 alkylC 3 -C 6 cycloalkyl, C 1 -C 6 alkylC 6 -C 10 aryl, or C 1 -C 6 alkylC 3 -C 9 heteroaryl
This is also why initial vitamin B12 levels at the time of bariatric surgery are a predictor of future deficiency
In contrast, HGH is studied extensively in clinical trials, and it shows clear potential to speed up cell division and tissue healing