Beware of “Ozempic Face” If Taking The Drug For Weight Loss

The latest weight-loss trend sweeping across the US and social media is Ozempic.

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It has become an extremely hot commodity among the Hollywood elite and regular folks.

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It’s become some a sensation due to increased demand that there was an Ozempic shortage.

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Many who have used Ozempic and drugs similar to it for fast weight loss are now claiming their faces appear aged.

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A New York-based plastic surgeon, Dr. Oren Tepper, said it’s common for weight loss to deflate key areas of the face.

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"When it comes to facial aging, fat is typically more friend than foe," he said.

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"Weight loss may turn back your biological age, but it tends to turn your facial clock forward."

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