First Came Ozempic Face. Now People Are Dealing With Ozempic Hair and Muscle Loss

Ever since Ozempic flooded the mainstream consciousness, the controversial weight-loss drug has come with plenty of claims to its benefits and affects. One most recent: that it could be a cure for menopausal weight gain . That also parallels some well-documented downsides. Many have experienced the infamous Ozempic face , which experts describe as rapid weight loss in the face and loss of skin elasticity, resulting in a significantly older appearance. “Ozempic face can look gaunt, deflated, and saggy,” New York facial plastic surgeon Jennifer Levine once told Vogue . “Think raisin as opposed to grape!”

Now people are noticing that Ozempic and similar GLP-1 drugs (Mounjaro, Wegovy, Rybelsus, and Zepbound, to name a few) are affecting them in other ways: their hairlines, and