How injectables can help with ‘Ozempic face’
‘Ozempic face’ is a term commonly used to describe facial changes that may occur after rapid weight loss, sometimes associated with medications such as Ozempic. While weight loss can offer important health benefits, it may also lead to a more hollow or sunken facial appearance, including reduced cheek volume and a tired-looking expression.
In this blog, you will learn how injectable treatments may help improve the appearance of ‘Ozempic face’ by restoring lost volume and supporting overall facial balance.
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What is ‘Ozempic face’?
With rapid weight loss, the face often loses fat, resulting in reduced volume. This may lead to hollow cheeks, a slimmer jawline and a more aged appearance. This effect is commonly associated with weight-loss medications such as Ozempic and can affect both men and women.
Which treatments can help restore a sunken face?
There are several approaches to improving a sunken facial appearance, often referred to as ‘Ozempic face’. Common injectable treatments include:
Fillers: Dermal fillers are frequently used to restore lost facial volume. Most contain hyaluronic acid, a substance naturally present in the body. They may help to add volume to hollow cheeks, support the jawline and improve overall facial contours.
Collagen Fillers: These treatments encourage the skin to produce new collagen, which may provide longer-lasting results. In addition to restoring volume, they can help improve skin structure and firmness. Examples include Ellansé and Radiesse.
Regenerative Skin Treatments: These treatments focus on improving skin quality from within. Options such as Profhilo, Profhilo Structura, and Sculptra are designed to stimulate collagen and elastin production. They may help improve firmness and support volume, particularly in individuals with a lean facial profile.
The difference between fillers and collagen-stimulating fillers
Hyaluronic Acid Fillers
Hyaluronic acid fillers provide immediate volume and can enhance specific areas of the face. They are often chosen by individuals who would like to see results straight away.
Collagen-stimulating fillers
These work more gradually by encouraging the skin’s natural collagen production. Results typically develop over time and may last longer, although they are less immediate.
Both options can be suitable; the most appropriate choice depends on your individual goals and clinical assessment by a qualified practitioner.
Facial exercises: do they help?
In addition to injectable treatments, facial exercises may help strengthen underlying muscles. However, they are unlikely to restore volume lost through weight loss or the natural ageing process.
What to expect from a treatment
Injectable treatment to improve a sunken facial appearance is typically quick and involves minimal discomfort. A qualified practitioner will assess your face and identify areas where volume has been lost. Suitable dermal fillers or collagen-stimulating products may then be carefully injected to support volume and facial balance.
Treatment duration: Usually around 30 minutes.
Recovery: Mild swelling or bruising may occur and generally settles within a few days.
Results: Hyaluronic acid fillers provide immediate visible effects, while collagen-stimulating treatments develop gradually over time.
Why it’s important to choose a qualified practitioner
When treating a sunken face, it is important to choose a suitably qualified and experienced practitioner, such as a GMC-registered doctor, GDC-registered dentist, NMC-registered nurse or HCPC-registered practitioner. This supports both patient safety and appropriate treatment outcomes. A skilled practitioner can assess your facial anatomy and determine where treatment may be most suitable for a natural-looking result.
Compare different injectable clinics on Injectablesbooking and read reviews from other patients. You can also view before-and-after photos to gain a clearer understanding of what may be achievable.
What are the risks of treatment?
Although injectable treatments are generally considered safe when performed by a qualified practitioner, there are potential risks. Possible side effects and complications may include:
Bruising or swelling
Infection
Asymmetry (uneven distribution of the product)
Allergic reactions
A qualified and experienced practitioner will take appropriate steps to help minimise these risks.
What can you expect from the results?
Following treatment, you may notice an improvement in facial contours and volume. Areas such as the cheeks and jawline may appear fuller and more defined, contributing to a refreshed appearance. Results are typically designed to look natural, with subtle enhancement rather than an overtreated look. Individual outcomes may vary.
Before & after photos
Compare injectable clinics and read reviews
When choosing a clinic, it is advisable to consider multiple options. Reading experiences from other patients and viewing before-and-after photos can help provide a clearer understanding of potential outcomes. On Injectablesbooking.co.uk, you can compare clinics based on factors such as price, quality and location.
This is where Dr Jane Moon is outstanding. From the moment she meets you her warm and friendly demeanor immediately puts you at ease but most importantly she takes the time to truly listen to your concerns, communicate them back to you while assessing whether they are realistically achievable while weighing up the risks and the benefits and explaining the outcome. It’s as if times stands still for Dr Jane when she is with you and her entire artistic and medical competence is focussed entirely on a programme for your best outcome. I’ve attended some of the best practitioners and without hesitation Dr Jane Moon’s dedication to achieve youthful facial balancing is unrivalled. Dr Jane Moon does not chase trends. She will clearly state why something being asked is not appropriate and may have longer term negative effects and unnecessary cost. By carefully assessing the underlying structure of the face and skin quality she gives her considered opinion on the best available options. I’ve never seen anyone walk out over filled or with lips that look remotely unnatural or a pulled face that smacks of ‘she’s had work.’ This is subtle, youthful tweaking that makes you walk out feeling happy and where your natural face and contours are respected. Back to my recent story. For about a year I had been unhappy with what was increasingly looking like pillow face. The filler over almost two decades had accumulated and was great when injected and I had had the benefit of always looking youthful but now with its cumulative effect and my ageing it had reached a point where it was having the opposite effect. I was concerned if the filler was dissolved that I would walk out with sunken eyes and jowls and cheeks. I had not seen Dr Jane for some time as I had experienced family bereavement so when I went to see her about these concerns she approached them with her meticulous and conservative skillset to dissolve my old migrated filler. Dr Moon takes the time to get to know her clients. Her precision in carefully dissolving filler over several appointments promoted a safe process of dissolving while preserving my natural tissue and allowed my own healing to reduce the ‘shock effect’. I now have the features of my 20 year old self with natural aging. It took four long appointments to slowly reduce filler so my natural contours and expressions became visible. Ironically as we age that is a youthful attribute. A week after each session one don the mirror and smiled and could see my full smile without my eye size being compromised. This was not followed by extensive - refilling but one session of very light Bolotero injected at precise points. And here I am. Dr Jane Moon’s slow and steady, precise, artistic, corrections while explaining exactly what she is doing has resulted in me looking my most flattering without looking fake. Thank you Dr Jane Moon. This review is given for other women who may have similar concerns and I have no incentive whatsoever in writing it other than I am so thrilled with the outcome that I wanted to share it with those of you who may have similar concerns. Show less »
I am very pleased with the results. I saw instant brightness under my eyes as-well as a less sunken look.
I would highly recommended Dr Brad he is extremely professional and very personable . Show less »
There were a few other areas around my face that I felt needed a little lifting to give a more youthful look, all of which I’ve now had treatment on and the transformation has been amazing. It’s left me feeling a lot more confident.
I had a little filler in my brow line that amazingly lifted my brow, opening my eyes, jaw line, filler to reduce the appearance of sagging around the mouth, under eye filler to reduce the appearance sunken eyes.
What I was also really impressed with was how Dr Fidal was able to make complete the treatments without causing too much discomfort, especially under the eyes which is something I was nervous about.
I’ve always found Dr Fidal friendly and professional, with that and the results I’ve received I will definitely be going back for future treatments. Show less »
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