How to prevent ozempic face?
ozempicface posts have been viewed 2.3 million times on TikTok, with hundreds of users sharing their "Ozempic face" stories or healthcare professionals providing insight into the trend.
Reason for Ozempic face
Silvana Obici, chief of the endocrinology and metabolism division at Stony Brook Medicine told Healthline, face fat loss is common with any weight loss. Substantial weight loss results in loose, wrinkled skin. Excess skin is related to "substantial weight loss," claims a 2019 study. With weight loss medication, weight loss happens throughout the body, not just in the face. According to a study, it is impossible to reduce fat in certain areas of the body.
According to Michele Koo, MD, a plastic surgeon in St. Louis, significant weight loss (commonly 35 pounds or more) over a short amount of time (often six months or less) depletes the skin and body of vital nutrients and can disturb the endocrine and GI system homeostasis, or balance. Because of the rapid depletion of essential fatty acids that makes the skin barrier function, the skin becomes thinner and loses its flexibility and luster. Moreover, the metabolism of its collagen and elastin is disturbed, leading to even more sallow, dull, and thin skin. Fat also reduces from the malar and submalar areas i.e. the cheeks.
According to Dr. Koo, nutrition and vitamin depletion over time are the main cause of changes in the skin. Fat is reabsorbed and atrophies, enhancing the old, gaunt appearance.
If you want to reduce weight, you will be happy with the change but if you are not, there are a variety of treatments ranging from over-the-counter products to noninvasive and invasive professional procedures that can help.
How to combat Ozempic face?
According to The American Academy of Dermatology Association, dermal fillers can fix the loss of fat from the face. The FDA has approved five forms of filler, and the sixth is self-donated body fat, which doesn't need FDA approval. The thermal filler gives a fuller, smoother appearance. According to FDA, it can be injected on cheeks, chin and under eye area.
Possible side effects of dermal filler are tenderness, pain, swelling, infection, necrosis (tissue death), a sore, and an allergic reaction. Leakage of the filler, injury to the blood supply, migration, and a severe allergic reaction are rare risks. Prior to having fillers made from certain materials, such as animal-based material, it is advised that patients get tested for allergies.
Other side effects
The most common side effects of Ozempic are constipation, diarrhea, nausea, and stomach pain. Thyroid cancer and tumor are serious side effects. The manufacturer of Ozempic Novo Nordisk recommends talking to your primary care doctor if you notice a lump in your neck, hoarseness, shortness of breath, or trouble swallowing.
Reducing weight quickly sounds appealing, but any kind of rapid weight loss can cause the appearance of accelerated facial aging, says Kathleen C. Suozzi, MD, an associate professor of dermatology, Yale School of Medicine in New Haven, Connecticut. Quick weight loss can also cause the skin to sag in other body areas, such as the arms and neck.