Exclusive | Post-jab nip/tuck: People with Ozempic face are fixing it with these procedures to fight wrinkles and sagging

Americans on blockbuster GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy are slimming down fast — but for some, the price of that rapid weight loss is starting to show up in the mirror.“It makes the face look much older,” Dr.Patrick Byrne, president of the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons (AAFPRS), told The Post. Now, alarmed by sunken features and sagging skin, newly svelte patients are flooding med spas and plastic surgery clinics, desperate to plump, lift and smooth their way back to a youthful glow.

These are some of the top treatments they’re chasing in the war against the dreaded “Ozempic face.”Drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy work by mimicking a naturally occurring hormone in the body that tells your brain you’re full — crushing cravings and helping many users drop pounds in record time.“It’s far more dramatic and rapid weight loss than one typically sees,” Byrne said.“Changes in the face seem to be more enhanced because of it.”The effects can be jarring.

Byrne said GLP-1 patients often walk into his office claiming they look “hollowed out.” Think sunken cheeks, gaunt eyes, sagging neck skin, surprise jowls and temples that seem to have caved in overnight.And it’s not just everyday people feeling the effects.GLP-1s are the hottest drugs in Hollywood, with multiple doctors telling the Daily Mail that they think A-listers like Katy Perry, Sharon Osbourne, Scott Disick and Robbie Williams have all been hit hard by the alleged “Ozempic face” fallout.While the science is still catching up, Byrne suspects that middle-aged women may be particularly vulnerable to “Ozempic face” because of hormonal shifts and a natural decline in collagen production during the menopause transition.“Once our collagen starts to decline, the skin becomes less elastic and the volumetric changes underneath it become more apparent,” Bryne said.

“It looks worse.”For those not keen on going under the knife, facial fillers are ...