AUG 11, 2026 · JOURNAL ARTICLE
Skin Impacts and Tradeoffs of GLP-1 Therapy: Improved Patient-Reported Outcomes of Inflammatory Skin Disease in the Era of “Ozempic Face”
Dermatology and Therapy
Large voluntary survey with patient-reported outcomes showing dermatologic effects associated with GLP-1RA weight loss, but lacks a controlled comparator group and relies on unvalidated self-report without clinical adjudication.
Reported
Skin sagging (>20% weight loss)233/325 (72%; 95% CI 67–76)
Hair loss (>20% weight loss)170/325 (52%; 95% CI 47–58)
Decreased facial volume (>20% wei…163/325 (50%; 95% CI 45–55)