Ozempic is changing people's skin, say plastic surgeons
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Re: Ozempic is changing people's skin, say plastic surgeons
#2I wonder if using something like Retinol, which is proven to improve skin and make it look tighter, younger, and get rid of blemishes, marks, and sun damage, could be paired with Ozempic to keep skin more healthy along with a good skin routine?
Re: Ozempic is changing people's skin, say plastic surgeons
#3The consensus is clear from the article but doesn’t support the headline: rapid weight loss changes the skin, which recovers over more time.
Re: Ozempic is changing people's skin, say plastic surgeons
#4The consensus is clear from the article but doesn’t support the headline: rapid weight loss changes the skin, which recovers over more time.
Not unlike the "massive muscle tone reduction" scare about GLP1 meds - you lose that muscle because you're also losing the fat you needed the extra muscle for...
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Re: Ozempic is changing people's skin, say plastic surgeons
#6It's strange how there is almost never a shortcut to anything. Like a universal law.
So now you might get free weight loss without making any effort at all, but you'll also look older in the process?
I have to say, my father has been taking it, and I noticed that he does look older all of a sudden...and his weight loss also plateaued. I thought it was just my imagination, but maybe not.
Re: Ozempic is changing people's skin, say plastic surgeons
#7The consensus is clear from the article but doesn’t support the headline: rapid weight loss changes the skin, which recovers over more time.
The relevant quote I saw was this:
"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."
Are you suggesting sections elsewhere in the article suggest otherwise?
Re: Ozempic is changing people's skin, say plastic surgeons
#8I wonder if using something like Retinol, which is proven to improve skin and make it look tighter, younger, and get rid of blemishes, marks, and sun damage, could be paired with Ozempic to keep skin more healthy along with a good skin routine?
What are the side effects from that medicine?
Re: Ozempic is changing people's skin, say plastic surgeons
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Re: Ozempic is changing people's skin, say plastic surgeons
#10It's strange how there is almost never a shortcut to anything. Like a universal law. So now you might get free weight loss without making any effort at all, but you'll also look older in the process? I have to say, my father has been taking it, and I noticed that he does look older all of a sudden...and his weight loss also plateaued. I thought it was just my imagination, but maybe not.
I have heard that people who lose weight quickly will typically look older due to the development of wrinkles and the development of harder features. Skin simply doesn't have time to keep up with the weight loss. I don't know if this is true but the theory could have some merit as far as our perception of people. The real question is: does something like ozempic change the biological age of someone?