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Why do you need a dermatologist if you're taking Ozempic?
Ozempic is the new Hollywood buzzword. This injectable weight loss drug originally meant to treat diabetes is – somewhat controversially – now being used as a weight loss aid by everyone from the Kardashians (allegedly) to Elon Musk. While its usage is up for debate, what we want to concentrate on is the skin related saga that accompanies it – ‘Ozempic face’. As a by-product of extreme weight loss Ozempic face can look gaunt, deflated and saggy. We called upon the expertise of Dr Nour Gerbaka, the owner of Gerbaka Skin Clinic in Lebanon to weigh in.