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What's going on behind the Ozempic face phenomenon and how we can reverse the clock?

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How my Ozempic treatment may affect my face?

Semaglutide, the generic name for Ozempic, is part of a class of medications known as incretin mimetics. These ensure the pancreas releases sufficient insulin when the blood glucose level is high. Also, Ozempic acts as a long lasting and effective glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist. This means it makes you feel satiated and delays you gastric emptying so you can eat less calories. While semaglutide is safe to use with your doctor’s recommendation, it can cause rapid weight loss that is often more pronounced on your face. Facial fat serves a protective function and affects facial aesthetics and elasticity. Weight loss may cause your skin to have changes and shrinking because the fat that stretches and cushions the skin is no longer in place. The skin of your face may also lose its capacity to retract after an episode of rapid weight loss due to lower levels of elastin and collagen, which are crucial for structural reliability. So, you may experience increased signs of aging while you are on this drug, such as more lines and wrinkles, loss of fat, which can lead the skin to become loose and sag, a hollowed-out appearance lipodystrophy which is the general term for abnormal distribution of fat, which affects how the body accumulates and stores fat. Contact us at MCNYC The Medical Clinic NYC, Dr. Nicolas Batty at info@icrmc.org and book your consultation at www.icrmc.org. For further information, book your free consultation at www.icrmc.org.

What can I do to avert the side effects of Ozempic on my face especially that I am enjoying losing weight while on this drug?

If you are taking semiglutide as a prescription medication, you may likely not be able to avoid facial side effects. However, if you are very concerned about this, discuss with your doctor as she/he/they may recommend any of the following measures such as reducing the dosage, changing to a different medication, drinking 1–2 liters of water every day, improving protein intake with a protein-rich diet, using dermal fillers as well as lifestyle changes to preserve a healthy weight. If you decide to stop taking semaglutide, it may take up to 5 weeks from the last dose for the medication to clear from your body. Contact us at MCNYC The Medical Clinic NYC, Dr. Nicolas Batty at info@icrmc.org and book your consultation at www.icrmc.org. For further information, book your free consultation at www.icrmc.org.

What happens after I stop Ozempic?

A 2022 study found that if you stop Ozempic after 1 year, you may regain your lost weight. After stopping, you may also notice the following changes such as increased cravings, an absence of side effects and or blood sugar spikes. If you experience any severe side effects from taking Ozempic; contact your doctor immediately. Also, you need to be aware that Ozempic has a boxed warning for thyroid cancer risk. While research reported that Ozempic may have caused thyroid cancer in animal trials, scientists are unsure if it increases this risk in humans. Still, you should speak with the doctor if you experience any of the following symptoms after taking Ozempic such as difficulty swallowing. a lump or pain in the neck, wheezing, shortness of breath or a hoarse voice that worsens over time. Contact us at MCNYC The Medical Clinic NYC, Dr. Nicolas Batty at info@icrmc.org and book your consultation at www.icrmc.org. For further information, book your free consultation at www.icrmc.org.

What does an Ozempic face look like? Would Ozempic age my skin or my face?

Ozempic may cause rapid weight loss, which can be particularly discernable on the face. A rapid loss of fat cells may decrease the appearance of smoothness and plumpness in the face, resulting in a lean appearance. So, you may notice more lines and wrinkles, loose and sagging skin due to loss of fat cells or a hollowed-out appearance. Despite that people experience rapid weight loss, their skin may not always shrink at the same time. A lack of fat cells may also affect skin elasticity. Wrinkles and lines, usually associated with aging, can appear. Some people who have been on weight loss medicines such as GLP-1 drugs may experience some changes of their face features. Some have reported for example changes including volume loss, skin thinning or fat redistribution as well as proteins of collagen and elastin may all mesh together. It is worth noting that lipoatrophy which is the term describing the localized loss of fat tissue was formerly noted among patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) who have been on antiretrovirals medications. Contact us at MCNYC The Medical Clinic NYC, Dr. Nicolas Batty at info@icrmc.org and book your consultation at www.icrmc.org. For further information, book your free consultation at www.icrmc.org.

Is it possible to reverse the clock on weight loss and skin changes associated with the use of GLP-1 drugs?

There are several ways to address concerns with weight loss with GLP-1 drugs. Some practitioners may resort to some surgical corrections where patients may experience some of those drastic weight loss patients and how they can be managed surgically. Some possibilities on reversing the clock may also need to be tailored and used in moderation. In that regard, there are a few stimulatory ways to not just manage in terms of volume loss but also in terms of skin thinning and fat redistribution. Also, other changes may include the primary’s building block of proteins of our skin such as collagen and elastin where they may all mesh together. So, experts found that not all these changes can be blamed on the use of semaglutide’s for all these issues. Dr. Nicolas Batty certainly emphasizes the need to watch for these the skin changes occurring with GLP-1 drugs together when they’re correcting for some of these quick fat loss conditions. Some devices such as field confocal optical coherence tomography were used to be able to examine what’s happening under the skin in a non-invasive way to get three-dimensional view. Contact us at MCNYC The Medical Clinic NYC, Dr. Nicolas Batty at info@icrmc.org and book your consultation at www.icrmc.org. For further information, book your free consultation at www.icrmc.org.

Why would we look older when we go on semiglutide?

There have been sophisticated studies to examine changes of the skin with semiglutide. Experts examined technology at a level of the skin called papillary dermis and they were able to appreciate some of the features of our collagen which is the most important type of protein that is present in our skin. Experts examined whether they could manipulate the collagen of our skin. So, there was a scientific concept of isotropy versus anisotropy. To put it in a simple way, this means when we are young our collagen would almost look like a very strong piece of metal which you may not be able to break. However, when we get older our collagen fibers start to go in sort of diverse directions almost like a piece of wood where it’s a little more flexible and breakable and we don’t necessarily want to have that loss of structure and so this is what professionals have concluded. Contact us at MCNYC The Medical Clinic NYC, Dr. Nicolas Batty at info@icrmc.org and book your consultation at www.icrmc.org. For further information, book your free consultation at www.icrmc.org.

Are there aesthetic products that my provider can administer to help me maintain my youthful skin while on GLP-1 drugs?

Good news. Excerpts in the field now use biostimulator products such as poly-l-lactic acid (PLLA) which helps your body to create collagen fibers not only to increase the volume but also to bio-stimulate which means to fuel the natural process to improve its benefit. This is helpful not just if people loose fat in their face but perhaps also among people with muscular atrophy which means they lost muscle mass and weight loss and is it impacting the underlying collagen perhaps even making it more youthful in appearance. Injectable PLLA is known commercially as Sculptra and Sculptra Aesthetic. Polylactic acid is a synthetic dermal filler that is injected into your face, causing your body’s own production of collagen. This type of dermal filler is known as a stimulator. This non-toxic, biodegradable substance has been used for more than 40 years as suture material where people noticed to be more radiant, and they start to go from that square shape into that beautiful heart shape. Nowadays, experts who run aesthetic medicine clinical trials find it important to check whether patients have been on semaglutide or not as it was not accounted for that fact before. Contact us at MCNYC The Medical Clinic NYC, Dr. Nicolas Batty at info@icrmc.org and book your consultation at www.icrmc.org. For further information, book your free consultation at www.icrmc.org.

I am thrilled about the weight loss while on GLP-1 drugs but what should I do to maintain my healthy and youthful weight and look?

It is correct that people on semiglutide are thrilled with the weight loss, but they are hoping to get some guidance in terms of the number of proteins they need to take to preserve their muscle mass as practitioners are starting to notice cachectic individuals. Therefore, experts are looking at semiglutide and the impact on weight loss and facial looks. If you belong to the generation of Gen X meaning you were born between the years of 1965 – 1980 then you may lose a lot of weight, but you are likely to bounce back quite well, and you would likely look great at a certain weight. However, other generations may not bounce as well such as baby boomers who are born between the years of 1946 – 1954. Overall, the younger people may bounce back from weight loss and semiglutide’s impact if they are in their late forties compared to people in their 60s. When people receive PLLA when placed deeply under the skin and very close to the periosteum in most cases so about six-to-eight-week collagen stimulated with almost two vials of the polylactic acid, and people are experiencing looking more balanced. The periosteum is the sheath outside your bones that supplies them with blood, nerves and the cells that help them grow and heal. For male patients who wish to have their squarer structure recreated, Dr. Nicolas Batty recommends injecting calcium hydroxylapatite into their jaw line. While experts advise not to ignore Generation Z who was born between 1997 and 2012 after the Millennial generation. Other various stimulators which are also helpful include Platelet-rich fibrin (PRF) in a slightly thicker state which almost behaves like a filler. Contact us at MCNYC The Medical Clinic NYC, Dr. Nicolas Batty at info@icrmc.org and book your consultation at www.icrmc.org. For further information, book your free consultation at www.icrmc.org.

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