Health
The Ozempic Boom Is Turning Into a Gold Mine for Plastic Surgeons
Doctors are seeing more demand for tummy tucks, thigh lifts and facial fillers for people who lost weight on drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy.
A dramatic loss of weight after taking GLP-1 drugs often leaves loose skin, which has more patients seeking plastic surgery.
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Jennifer Witherspoon can’t stop sharing photos of her new body. After losing more than 100 pounds on a weight-loss drug, the 47-year-old in Austin got a tummy tuck and breast lift to get rid of the loose, sagging skin she was left with. Now, she’s flaunting washboard abs in a bikini for the first time in 20 years.
“I am literally living my best life,” she said.