Ozempic has become an increasingly popular weight loss medication over the past few years. While effective at promoting weight loss, a common side effect of Ozempic is facial aging and loss of facial fat. This can result in a worn, hollowed-out facial appearance that can drastically age one’s looks.
Fortunately, there are practical solutions to counteract this issue and restore a more youthful facial look. Injectable fillers have become a go-to remedy for facial rejuvenation and can help restore volume loss in the face due to Ozempic use or facial fat loss from aging.
Let’s explore some of the main ways fillers can rejuvenate different areas of the face after using Ozempic.
1. Cheek Enhancement
One of the most common aesthetic complaints among those using Ozempic is a loss of volume and fullness in the cheeks. The cheeks tend to deflate and hollow out, which can give the appearance of looking gaunt or ill. Cheek fillers help combat this by adding strategic volume to areas of the cheek that have lost volume.
Filler is injected into the middle of the cheek, building volume over the cheekbone. This has the effect of lifting and enhancing the midface for a more youthful look. Fuller cheeks also balance out facial hollows and shadows elsewhere, creating better overall facial harmony. The results are a rounder, lifted cheek area that restores the heart-shaped facelift associated with youth.
Patients undergoing ozempic face transformation can achieve their aesthetic goals and look healthier and well-rested. Furthermore, cheek fillers also support improvements in other areas of injection. This includes the lower face area, which all work synergistically to achieve facial balance and aesthetic facial contours.
2. Under-Eye Rejuvenation
In addition to deflated cheeks, Ozempic use can accentuate signs of facial aging like under-eye circles or hollows. The tear trough is the primary culprit, which are the hollows and shadows that form around the lower eyelids due to volume loss and thinning skin.
Fillers injected into the tear trough area in small amounts can create dramatic improvement. They fill the tear-through hollows to smooth them out, increasing structural support and building volume under the eyes.
Patients with dark circles due to shadowing from hollow tear troughs can also see a reduction in their severity and discoloration. Overall, under-eye fillers restore a refreshed, well-rested appearance around the eyes.
Furthermore, when performed by an experienced injector, under-eye fillers can take years off one’s face for a non-surgical eye lift effect. They can be used preventatively on younger patients or as an anti-aging treatment for more mature patients.
3. Marionette Lines Improvement
Marionette lines are vertical and run from the corners of the mouth down to the chin area. They tend to dramatically deepen and worsen in those using Ozempic or losing facial volume, which creates an exaggerated frown-like appearance.
Fillers can soften these lines around the mouth and restore a more uplifted, convex shape to balance the lower face. They reinforce structural support around the mouth while filling in etched lines that accentuate drooping or sagging.
Because marionette lines function in tandem with other areas of the lower face, like nasolabial folds and jawline contouring, fillers provide the most rejuvenation when treated comprehensively. An injector will assess the entire lower face to create symmetrical, balanced, and smooth enhancement for an anti-aging lift.
4. Lip Rejuvenation
Lips tend to wrinkle and lose their definition as they lose collagen and elasticity over time. Ozempic accelerates this by speeding up facial fat loss, causing the lips to appear even thinner and more aged.
Additionally, lip injections can restore lost volume in the lips from Ozempic use or maturity. Hyaluronic acid fillers smoothly enhance and define lip contours to replenish shrinking lips. They also fill in etched vertical lip lines around the mouth to smooth and soften the smoker’s lines or other wrinkles.
Also, because the lips strongly influence facial aesthetics, enhancing them creates a more attractive and youthful facial profile. Well-defined lips with improved symmetry also create better overall facial proportion and harmony.
Along with cheek and under-eye rejuvenation, lip fillers are a pivotal injectable treatment to refresh and beautify the face. They offer critical anti-aging benefits while allowing customization based on patient preference and facial characteristics.
5. Jawline Contouring
A youthful jawline tends to be defined and gently curved from the ear to the chin area. As facial fat diminishes, the jawline loses definition and appears saggy. Jowls form along the lower jaw, which drags the face down to create sadness or anger.
Fillers can transform jaw aesthetics by adding strategic volume and definition along the joints and chin. Injectors may use a cannula to lift tissues and gently support a more defined jaw angle. Fillers also build volume under the chin to smooth away sagging.
Therefore, enhancing the jawline synchronizes lower facial injectables by tying in work performed on the mouth, cheeks, and temples. Thus, refining an aging jawline helps frame the lower face. It supports an overall more oval, youthful shape to the face rather than appearing bottom-heavy or sagging.
Final Thoughts
Losing facial fat impacts facial aesthetics, as aging areas appear sunken rather than plump and defined. For those on medications like Ozempic, fat loss occurs at an accelerated rate, which can negatively impact patient appearance and self-confidence.
Injectable dermal fillers offer an excellent solution by restoring lost volume to key areas affected by weight loss medications or maturity. Each facial region works synergistically to support overall facial enhancement and proportional balance.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
