Have you ever heard the expression “Ozempic face”? It’s not just a popular term on social media. Professionals in the aesthetic field have already noticed changes in the number of people seeking medical help to treat sagging in the area.
Plastic surgeon Ivanoska Filgueira explains that weight loss pens are indeed excellent for treating obesity, but many patients use them without medical advice and lose weight very quickly, changing the appearance of the area. “The patient does not only lose fat from his body. He also loses fat from his face, which has important compartments responsible for the contour and maintenance of the face,” he emphasizes.
In these situations, depending on the professional, certain procedures can minimize sagging. “The surgery allows you to reposition the deep planes, adjust excess skin and reuse your own fat to restore volume to the face,” he explains.
What if I don’t want to operate?
Bruna Aguiar, specialist in biomedical aesthetics, adds that when the patient has already stabilized their weight and is very uncomfortable with facial aesthetics, the ideal is to develop an individual strategic plan to restructure their face.
“Depending on the degree of weight loss, treatments may require combinations and evolve over six to 12 months for a truly satisfactory result,” he explains. “Facial restructuring after significant weight loss should be done in stages to ensure a predictable and natural result.”
The biomedical emphasizes that the first step is the stimulation of collagen to restore firmness to the skin. The process continues with strategic volume replacement and, finally, the use of botulinum toxin to enhance the effect. lifting.
Finally, she warns: “Some structural treatments should only be carried out after weight stabilization, to ensure safety, predictability and a natural result. »
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