People taking Ozempic, the diabetes drug found to be effective as a weight loss aid, have noticed several side effects, including 'Ozempic face.' What to know:
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But semaglutide comes with some troubling side effects that people might not have considered in their search for the perfect body, experts say.The drug is a synthetic form of a naturally occurring gut hormone, Dr.
Clarke didn’t mention it, but other people who take semaglutide appear to develop what’s becoming known as “Ozempic face,” in which rapid weight loss causes a person’s face to look gaunt, saggy and prematurely aged. “It was really tempting to continue it because it's such an easy medication to take,” Clarke said. “It's once weekly, it's an injection, it does not hurt that badly at all, barely feels like a pinch.”
Wegovy contains a higher dose of semaglutide, because that’s the dose needed to treat obesity as approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
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