Side effects

Ozempic face

What the FDA labels record as adverse events, each one tied back to the evidence it came from.

Definition

The popular name for facial volume loss during rapid weight loss on a GLP-1. A 2025 Otolaryngology imaging cohort (PMID 40407186) put it at a median 9% midfacial volume loss, around 7% per 10 kg lost. It is fat leaving the face, not a drug toxicity — slower titration and a slower loss curve reduce it.

Ozempic face: facial volume loss evidence

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