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Ozempic has taken the world of Hollywood by storm — and now, doctors are advising people to rein it in a little.
There’s no doubt many stars are looking thinner and thinner as they walk along the red carpet. Of course, this could be due to natural and healthy weight loss techniques, but A-listers such as Kelly Clarkson and Oprah Winfrey, are starting to open up about the medication they’re using to achieve their figures.
Highlights
- Doctors peel the curtain on Ozempic's effects on Hollywood.
- Even thin celebrities may use Ozempic to maintain their weight more easily.
- Experts warn of that some may obtain a 'scary thin' appearance, which could lead to increased surgeries.
- Facelifts are now popular to combat the sagging skin seen after rapid Ozempic weight loss.
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Experts reveal that there may be some side effects to Ozempic
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Events like the Golden Globes were even called “Ozempic’s Biggest Night” from its host Nikki Glaser.
Dr. Michael Hakimi, a plastic surgeon in Beverly Hills, shared his observations, estimating that many celebrities used to range between a size two to eight.
“Now,” he revealed to Page Six, “we’re seeing between a 0 and Size 2 — even from the people we’re used to seeing with fuller figures.”
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In addition, the usage of Ozempic has dominated so much of Hollywood that “celebrity and high profile clients” are hosting GLP-1 “parties” of sorts where nurse prescribers are hired to introduce guests to the medication and get them prescribed, according to Hakimi.
Some other celebrities, specifically those who have never talked about their struggles with their weight, could also be using Ozempic, according to Dr. Jennifer Levine, a plastic surgeon based on the Upper East Side.
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“Even really skinny people like to be on Ozempic, especially these people in Hollywood because they don’t get hungry,” she shared to the outlet.
“It makes them less hungry. Even people that are super, super thin might be on micro doses because they’re able to maintain their weight and don’t feel like they’re starving themselves.”
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Political figures, experts noticed, may also be fitting into this category.
“Hillary Clinton looked like she was on it,” said Hakami. “The people in the cabinet — Mike Pompeo looks like he’s getting skinny.”
Experts say even those who may not struggle with losing weight can use the medication
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Once they achieve their desired goal, people may continue to stay on the medication in order to regulate their body appearance.
“They can’t get off it — they want to maintain their weight which they can’t do without the drug so they have to be on a smaller dose,” Levine said.
But is this a healthy method? Experts didn’t comment on any jarring effects, besides a “scary thin” appearance that happens from the drastic weight loss of Ozempic, which may require surgical intervention
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“You can lose too much too fast and you end up with sinking skin,” Hakimi noted, who’s had to do more and more liposuction for 20 or 30+ patients who have used the drug.
To combat this, procedures such as facelifts are growing more and more popular among people of a “youngish” age, as said by Page Six.
Sagging skin, however, can happen from using too much Ozempic
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“With weight-loss patients, they have that laxity and jowling that can’t be addressed with fillers,” informed Dr. Daniel Barrett, who is also a plastic surgeon located in Beverly Hills.
“If you try to fix laxity with fillers, you’d have to overfill the face, which would create an unnatural look that appears really strange — an example of this might be what Madonna currently looks like.”
Image credits: kellyclarkson
While facelifts are definitely on the pricier side, ranging from $10,000 to upwards of $100,000, experts claim it’s a solution that can “offer a better long-term result.”
Besides how expensive they are, these surgeries might also conflict with an actor or actress’s shooting schedule if they’re actively working on a project, as they require a longer recovery time.
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Barrett says the “immediate downtime” is 10 days but it may take months to be ready for the cameras, as stars don’t want to look too different.
Optimal results tend to show at around six months.
Netizens had dividing opinions about the use of the drug
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The Starsong Princess 10 months ago (edited)
My sister is on Ozempic and it’s the best decision she ever made. Yes, she was able to lose weight from other diets but she was obsessed with food every minute and the weight always came back. She says the food obsession is gone and she loves it. She’s no longer prediabetic and feels much better. She already had a double knee replacement because of her weight. She considered a gastric bypass but this is so much better. This d**g is wonderful for a lot of people.
LakotaWolf (she/her) 10 months ago
Wow, there's side effects and issues - both moral and physical - that come from using a medication that was originally intended for type 2 diabetics and NOT for weight loss?! Who'd have thunk it? /s And, of course, that's not even addressing the absolute abhorrent insanity that happened when people NEEDED to get Ozempic for their type 2 diabetes and couldn't, because so many celebs and other people were buying up the supplies for weight loss...
Nikole 10 months ago
Oh completely! I do admit I feel a bit of joy when the celebs who abuse it end up looking like shít. Okay, a lot of joy.
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Bored Birgit 10 months ago
You must take Ozempic lifelong to keep up the result, if you don't also change your eating habits. If you stop taking it, you will gain the weight back. People seem to forget that. And the costs: here in Germany it costs about 300 Euro per month. Health insurance only pays this for type 2 diabetics, not for weight loss purposes.
Janelle Collard 10 months ago
Good! Keep it for the people who need it to live!
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CK 10 months ago
While GLP-1 receptor agonists are being abused by some people, they also are a very promising treatment for people with obesity, especially those who are also prediabetic. There are side effects and issues, but those also exist with every other weight loss method. GLP-1 secretion is often lower in obese people, so it's not surprising that a d**g that mimics GLP-1 can help treat it.
Lee451 Henderson 10 months ago
My problem with this is that I am a diabetic and spend a month waiting for a refill.
PenguinEmp 10 months ago
I have been saying this on these for weeks and every time someone votes me down. Ozem is no joke and should not be taken just to be thin and look better. It's for people who actually need it.
Lailu 10 months ago (edited)
Side effects? Looking like a skeleton, because as a healthy-sized weight person you are not the people that should be taking weight-loss injections. My bestie is taking a high prescription of one of the stronger weight-loss d***s and that... y'know, is because she has been obese mostly all her life and unable to shift the weight due to s****y hormone conditions and the meds she's needed to take to, y'know, survive. That sort of audience is who these weight loss d***s should service, not celebs who are already likely underweight as is. Frankly, if the celebs end up looking awful; serves them right as THESE D***S WERE NOT INTENDED FOR FIGURES LIKE THEIRS. (Generally.)
Laura ballam 10 months ago
pretty harsh to see people insulting those who are overweight for taking ozempic and telling them to just stay fat, but those are probably the same people who bully people for being fat. How about you stop judging someone for being overweight like its your life mission. the world is so fat phobic its so sad.
Mandi Johnson 10 months ago
I take mounjaro to treat type two diabetes. I started in October 20 22 weighing 365 pounds and wearing a size 22 clothing and I currently weigh 150 pounds and wear a size zero to a size 2. I’m 5 foot eight and 44 years old. The benefits of the d**g have been immense, particularly because I suffer from an eating disorder and this medication mentally helps me stick to my nutrition goals. My entire mindset on eating has changed and I don’t think it would be possible without this medication. Additionally, in 2024 I had a prophylactic mastectomy, including reconstructive surgery and a hysterectomy. I had a very serious complication which my gynecological oncologist believes could be a side effect of mounjaro and is being used for a study as she is conducting. Her hypothesis is that GLP’s reduce the laxity of skin and tendons, which is why it’s very common for people who have lost weight using the d**g have very loose skin. I myself have a ton of loose skin. She however, felt that GLP’s
Mandi Johnson 10 months ago
Are going to change the medical world and that the benefits of taking these d***s should be available to everyone. She told me of a study in which d**g addicts were given a dosage of GLP medication and the test group was not. It was a blind study and she said that the group receiving the medication had such a positive reaction as it relates to addiction that they stop the study and gave the medication to the control group. I personally have never struggled to find my medication although it does not surprise me that some people have. Now I have had to wait for it to be ordered, but I’ve never missed a dose due to a delay. For people who say you should just eat less and exercise more I want to explain that I did that for over 25 years. Eating less did not treat the mental part of an eating disorder, but the GLP’s have. People should not use medication to make yourself underweight because I think the goal of this medication should be healthy. I hope that everybody will one day have access
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Blah Blah Blah 10 months ago (edited)
Does anyone else find it interesting how ppl are so quick to go to some form of "stop taking it away from ppl who need it medically" instead of looking to the manufacturers about production? I'm not saying its right how the American medical system favors rich (to say the least) I'm just saying it's interesting how ppl are quick to blame/judge one another before demanding actual change of the system itself.
The Starsong Princess 10 months ago (edited)
My sister is on Ozempic and it’s the best decision she ever made. Yes, she was able to lose weight from other diets but she was obsessed with food every minute and the weight always came back. She says the food obsession is gone and she loves it. She’s no longer prediabetic and feels much better. She already had a double knee replacement because of her weight. She considered a gastric bypass but this is so much better. This d**g is wonderful for a lot of people.
LakotaWolf (she/her) 10 months ago
Wow, there's side effects and issues - both moral and physical - that come from using a medication that was originally intended for type 2 diabetics and NOT for weight loss?! Who'd have thunk it? /s And, of course, that's not even addressing the absolute abhorrent insanity that happened when people NEEDED to get Ozempic for their type 2 diabetes and couldn't, because so many celebs and other people were buying up the supplies for weight loss...
Nikole 10 months ago
Oh completely! I do admit I feel a bit of joy when the celebs who abuse it end up looking like shít. Okay, a lot of joy.
Load More Replies... Bored Birgit 10 months ago
You must take Ozempic lifelong to keep up the result, if you don't also change your eating habits. If you stop taking it, you will gain the weight back. People seem to forget that. And the costs: here in Germany it costs about 300 Euro per month. Health insurance only pays this for type 2 diabetics, not for weight loss purposes.
Janelle Collard 10 months ago
Good! Keep it for the people who need it to live!
Load More Replies... CK 10 months ago
While GLP-1 receptor agonists are being abused by some people, they also are a very promising treatment for people with obesity, especially those who are also prediabetic. There are side effects and issues, but those also exist with every other weight loss method. GLP-1 secretion is often lower in obese people, so it's not surprising that a d**g that mimics GLP-1 can help treat it.
Lee451 Henderson 10 months ago
My problem with this is that I am a diabetic and spend a month waiting for a refill.
PenguinEmp 10 months ago
I have been saying this on these for weeks and every time someone votes me down. Ozem is no joke and should not be taken just to be thin and look better. It's for people who actually need it.
Lailu 10 months ago (edited)
Side effects? Looking like a skeleton, because as a healthy-sized weight person you are not the people that should be taking weight-loss injections. My bestie is taking a high prescription of one of the stronger weight-loss d***s and that... y'know, is because she has been obese mostly all her life and unable to shift the weight due to s****y hormone conditions and the meds she's needed to take to, y'know, survive. That sort of audience is who these weight loss d***s should service, not celebs who are already likely underweight as is. Frankly, if the celebs end up looking awful; serves them right as THESE D***S WERE NOT INTENDED FOR FIGURES LIKE THEIRS. (Generally.)
Laura ballam 10 months ago
pretty harsh to see people insulting those who are overweight for taking ozempic and telling them to just stay fat, but those are probably the same people who bully people for being fat. How about you stop judging someone for being overweight like its your life mission. the world is so fat phobic its so sad.
Mandi Johnson 10 months ago
I take mounjaro to treat type two diabetes. I started in October 20 22 weighing 365 pounds and wearing a size 22 clothing and I currently weigh 150 pounds and wear a size zero to a size 2. I’m 5 foot eight and 44 years old. The benefits of the d**g have been immense, particularly because I suffer from an eating disorder and this medication mentally helps me stick to my nutrition goals. My entire mindset on eating has changed and I don’t think it would be possible without this medication. Additionally, in 2024 I had a prophylactic mastectomy, including reconstructive surgery and a hysterectomy. I had a very serious complication which my gynecological oncologist believes could be a side effect of mounjaro and is being used for a study as she is conducting. Her hypothesis is that GLP’s reduce the laxity of skin and tendons, which is why it’s very common for people who have lost weight using the d**g have very loose skin. I myself have a ton of loose skin. She however, felt that GLP’s
Mandi Johnson 10 months ago
Are going to change the medical world and that the benefits of taking these d***s should be available to everyone. She told me of a study in which d**g addicts were given a dosage of GLP medication and the test group was not. It was a blind study and she said that the group receiving the medication had such a positive reaction as it relates to addiction that they stop the study and gave the medication to the control group. I personally have never struggled to find my medication although it does not surprise me that some people have. Now I have had to wait for it to be ordered, but I’ve never missed a dose due to a delay. For people who say you should just eat less and exercise more I want to explain that I did that for over 25 years. Eating less did not treat the mental part of an eating disorder, but the GLP’s have. People should not use medication to make yourself underweight because I think the goal of this medication should be healthy. I hope that everybody will one day have access
Load More Replies... Blah Blah Blah 10 months ago (edited)
Does anyone else find it interesting how ppl are so quick to go to some form of "stop taking it away from ppl who need it medically" instead of looking to the manufacturers about production? I'm not saying its right how the American medical system favors rich (to say the least) I'm just saying it's interesting how ppl are quick to blame/judge one another before demanding actual change of the system itself.
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