Exclusive | Face BBLs can undo horrid Ozempic side effect and people are spending thousands: I can look in the mirror now
Kya Odom was forced to face a shocking truth after dropping 30 pounds in just over 30 days. Her face had deflated.So, to re-plump her mug after shrinking from 155 to 125 pounds, the newly svelte Gen Z from Columbus, Ohio opted for a facial fat transfer. “I got a face BBL,” Odom, 22, a Hooters-waitress-turned beauty influencer, told The Post with a laugh, likening her $9,000 cosmetic procedure to the celeb-buzzy Brazilian Butt Lift. And like the BBL surgery, during which baggy bums are made bountiful with fat from other areas of the body, facial fat transfers use liposuctioned chub to re-inflate patients’ cheeks for a youthful finish. It’s a minimally invasive treatment (and a more natural alternative to dermal filler) that’s increasing in demand amid the rapid weight loss craze spurred by Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro.Researchers from RealSelf, a virtual healthcare marketplace, determined a 253% surge in interest for facial fat transfers from January 2023 through October 2024, per a December report. Mino Clark, CEO of the plastic surgery hub, says the uptick in popularity is directly related to the spike in Ozempic use nationwide. “Rapid weight loss from [weight loss meds] is driving higher demand for procedures like facial fat transfers that restore lost volume,” she told The Post. It’s all about looking fab, not flabby. Thanks to the current thin-is-in movement, nearly everyone — from A-listers to average joes, and Baby Boomers to Zoomers — is blasting away excess blubber with the help of anti-obesity surgeries and medications like Ozempic, Monjauro and Wegovy. Although the societal swing towards slenderizing has triggered a recent decrease in US obesity rates, the pervasiveness of weight loss drugs has left some users looking less than their best. The not-so-sexy side effects of the meds, such as the dreaded “Ozempic butt” or limp “Ozempic breasts,” have sent physiques sagging in all the wrong places. But it’s “Ozempic...