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What to know about 'Ozempic face' as diabetes drug's popularity continues to grow - GMA

What to know about 'Ozempic face' as diabetes drug's popularity continues to grow - GMA

What to know about 'Ozempic face' as diabetes drug's popularity continues to grow - GMA
Jan 26, 2023 56 secs

The hashtag #Ozempicface delivers dozens of results on social media platforms like TikTok, and some dermatologists say they are seeing the phenomenon in their practices too.

Houshmand said that in most cases, the patients who come to her seeking help for facial thinning have lost a significant amount of weight in a short time by using a semaglutide treatment, which in addition to Ozempic includes medications like Mounjaro and Wegovy.

Given as daily or weekly injections, these drugs, called GLP-1 RAs, help people produce insulin and lower the amount of sugar in the blood.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Ozempic in 2017 as a treatment for Type 2 diabetes alongside diet and exercise if other medications cannot control blood sugar levels well enough.

Apovian said she worries that the stigma around weight combined with the "cavalier" way drugs like Ozempic are used off-label could prevent them helping people who could medically benefit.

"It's really upsetting to those of us who really treat people with serious illnesses like obesity and diabetes and heart disease to see our our important medications that are really saving lives used in this manner."

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