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Featured Experts<\/strong>
Dr. Lyle Leipziger<\/a>, a board-certified plastic surgeon in Great Neck, New York
Dr. Tzvi Small<\/a>, a board-certified plastic surgeon in Paramus, New Jersey
Dr. Johnny Franco<\/a>, a board-certified plastic surgeon in Austin, Texas<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>

GLP-1s—a group of medications that treat obesity and type 2 diabetes and includes Ozempic<\/a>, Mounjaro<\/a>, and Wegovy—keep making headlines, and for good reason: They really can help you lose weight quickly. But they’re not without drawbacks. Not only can their side effects, like nausea and vomiting, be unpleasant, but losing weight so quickly can also contribute to lax, sagging facial skin (dubbed Ozempic face<\/a>), lead to hair loss, and even interfere with upcoming plastic surgery plans<\/a>.<\/p>

And now these medications are coming for your butt too. People on these drugs “may experience reduction in buttock volume and changes in shape, leading to buttock sagging over time,” says Dr. Johnny Franco<\/a>, a board-certified plastic surgeon in Austin, Texas.<\/p>

Here’s the thing. Any <\/em>weight loss, be it from cutting down on sugar or taking a GLP-1 medication, can contribute to a flat or sagging butt. But compared to more traditional methods, “these effects are simply seen more dramatically and more quickly” with the latter, according to Dr. Tzvi Small,<\/a> a board-certified plastic surgeon in Paramus, New Jersey. Here’s what you should know about it.<\/p>

What is Ozempic butt?<\/h2>

Ozempic butt describes a butt with sagging skin or a shape that appears deflated. For some background, Ozempic is a type of GLP-1 medication that “appears to curb hunger and also slow the movement of food from the stomach to the small intestine,” says Dr. Lyle Leipziger<\/a>, a board-certified plastic surgeon in Great Neck, New York. “As a result, you may feel full faster and longer, so you therefore eat less and lose weight.”<\/p>

As a result, people can lose a lot of weight with these medications—up to 15% of their body weight<\/a>, with tirzepatide (sold as Mounjaro and Zepbound), which is considered the most powerful GLP-1. “Both the speed of the weight loss and amount of fat lost can produce dramatic and unpredictable soft-tissue sagging,” says Dr. Leipziger. The key word there is unpredictable<\/em>; as everyone’s body structure and fat distribution are different, it can be tough to tell exactly how losing weight on a GLP-1 will affect your butt.<\/p>

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What does Ozempic butt look like?<\/h2>

Ozempic butt is a completely natural side effect of weight loss; the loss of fat “may produce sagging skin and loss of volume in unpredictable areas with undesirable results,” says Dr. Leipziger. “Sometimes people are surprised at the amount of buttocks fat loss, resulting in loss of projection, and downward descent.”<\/p>

While your age can play a role, another major factor in your butt’s appearance is your natural skin elasticity. For instance, “rapid weight loss in a patient with poor skin elasticity will create the appearance of much looser skin,” Dr. Leipziger says, adding that he tells patients to lose weight slowly and gradually to maximize how well their skin rebounds.<\/p>

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