The semaglutide injections seem to be everywhere—including DC.
, or turned on the news over the past year, you’ve probably heard about the latest weight-loss craze: Ozempic, an injectable medication that everyone from red-carpet celebrities to your neighbors seem to be taking to shed pounds.
“Why these medications work so well and they’re so popular is that they suppress appetite centers in the brain,” says, an endocrinologist in Rockville. “So there is less hunger and appetite, which makes [patients’] journey of weight loss easier to follow.” Among the medications’ side effects are nausea after the initial injection and, for some, GI-related problems such as constipation or diarrhea.
Prior to offering the shot, Moore saw patients coming into the office for Morpheus8—a radiofrequency treatment that tightens skin on the face and body with the use of microneedles—after weight loss with Ozempic. Moore decided to add medical weight loss to her treatment roster, to pair with procedures such as CoolSculpting and filler after the pounds are shed. “We’re like, ‘Just wait—once you start the Ozempic, you’re going to feel all day like you just ate a Thanksgiving meal,’ ” says Moore.
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