Ozempic changes the skin

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don’t know why people are so resistant to the point being made. I don’t know if it’s true but it’s a systemic drug so is likely to have some systemic effects. It’s suppressing something hormonal and hormones have a huge effect on your skin.
I know a research endocrinologist who works on these weight loss drugs so I’ll ask them next time I see them, but people shouldn’t take a prescription drug unless they need it for medical reasons. If you need it for medical reasons, the skin issues are probably a small price to pay.

I’m thin and have only gained weight while I was pregnant. But skin is not very elastic. It was crepey even when I was young. My shape/weight have bounced back quickly after pregnancy but my skin did not.

So while i believe these as a general matter, there is no control group for how normal skin behaves.

[Anonymous]

I wonder if the skin remains changed or recovers over time, after the weight is lost and on maintenance. Anyone have experience?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:OH MY GOD THIS IS THE SKIN OF ANYONE WHO LOSES A LOT OF WEIGHT DUMMIES.

I've lost this much weight before. It did not effect my skin like this. At all.

Funny, my skin reacted exactly the same. Guess it depends on the person.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m not surprised by any of that. The skin has been stretched for years/decades and over an extremely short time, the fat that had supported it is gone. Of course it will sag and lack elasticity. It’s not new. All those skin surgeries for stomach stapling

Thinness and appearance could be attributable to bad diets many overweight people have, so they’re seeing a skewed population to begin with.

Did you read the article? He didn’t see that with patients who dramatically lost weight other ways?

OMG he just wants his name out there so people will buy his stuff. Dude knows what headlines sell products. That article was an advertisement.

+1. People are so gullible.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I wonder how are the other organs, the ones that we cannot see.

You mean a liver that has gone from fatty to normal? A heart that does not have to pump harder? Stomach that is no longer stretched out?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I wonder about Ozempic in the water supply now?

Hopefully it keeps everyone thin. This land of obesity needs it.

There are more drugs coming down the pike which will be even more effective. Obesity will eventually be a thing of the past.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I wonder if the skin remains changed or recovers over time, after the weight is lost and on maintenance. Anyone have experience?

Check out reddit. There are so many great people there and inspiring success stories. Your questions will be answered in a nonsnarky way.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Being 50-70 lbs overweight like most people are looks a lot worse than Ozempic skin.

+100

Op's post is absolute bull shite.

NP. Hee.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don’t know why people are so resistant to the point being made. I don’t know if it’s true but it’s a systemic drug so is likely to have some systemic effects. It’s suppressing something hormonal and hormones have a huge effect on your skin.
I know a research endocrinologist who works on these weight loss drugs so I’ll ask them next time I see them, but people shouldn’t take a prescription drug unless they need it for medical reasons. If you need it for medical reasons, the skin issues are probably a small price to pay.

Because the people primarily posting about the drug have decades of psychological damage regarding weight and beauty, and b not a few think they’ll “catch up” and find beauty as much as health with the drug. There are so many posts by 1?2? who think non-obese women have been lording their relative weight management when it’s been their issue(s) all along. The drugs are more efficient and statistically reliable than diet and exercise so an article like this (it is not “OP’s” article, OP is not one of the names doctor) really pisses them off. No fair.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I’m not surprised by any of that. The skin has been stretched for years/decades and over an extremely short time, the fat that had supported it is gone. Of course it will sag and lack elasticity. It’s not new. All those skin surgeries for stomach stapling

Thinness and appearance could be attributable to bad diets many overweight people have, so they’re seeing a skewed population to begin with.

Did you read the article? He didn’t see that with patients who dramatically lost weight other ways?

+1
More is coming out on this. It’s not the same skin as someone who loses weight rapidly for other reasons—it’s the glp-1 injections specifically.

“Based on his experience, using a GLP-1 “almost seems to age the quality of the skin, like the skin takes on an appearance of an older person.” He’s seen the skin look more worn and lose its ability to retain its shape around the structures of the face, which might lead to sagging around the jawline, for example. These are changes he hasn’t noticed in patients who have lost significant weight in other ways—like through diet or gastric bypass surgery—which makes him think it’s unique to GLP-1 usage.”

Dr. Diamond, who specializes in facelift surgeries, has noticed the SMAS layer is “definitely thinner and weaker” on people who have been using GLP-1s for weight loss.”

He notes future facelifts on glp-1 users will be affected by this “tissue like skin”.

**I personally think it’s like a sped up aging since metabolism is way sped up by the drug—you are losing the muscle faster and faster (as you normally would do slowly over the years as you age)…and the skin and fat layers are also affected—just like with normal aging—but sped up with these drugs.

I’d wait longer to see how these people look 5+ years from now.

[Anonymous]

He's using weasel words here "almost" "might" "think" It could be confirmation bias or as others have suggested a sensational way to get his name in the news to promote his products.

[Anonymous]

I'm on Zepbound and my skin has improved. I think it's because I'm eating healthier - less sugar and processed food. I've lost a little more than 20 lbs, going from a BMI of 22 to 19. So I was never fat. But definitely no loose skin and my face has a glow.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I wonder how are the other organs, the ones that we cannot see.

You mean a liver that has gone from fatty to normal? A heart that does not have to pump harder? Stomach that is no longer stretched out?

The ones that get cancer.

[Anonymous]

It’s regular surgeons too who are seeing weird tissue and skin changes doing regular (not plastic surgery) surgery. It’s freaky what they describe. They all notice a different type of tissue with glp-1 users.

Google it

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s regular surgeons too who are seeing weird tissue and skin changes doing regular (not plastic surgery) surgery. It’s freaky what they describe. They all notice a different type of tissue with glp-1 users.

Google it

Where do you see this besides one random comment on Reddit?