The stars who use Ozempic for weight loss arouse controversy online due to a visible effect: “Ozempic hands”, extremely thin and bone. Doctors explain whether it is dangerous or just an aesthetic result.
The public speculated that Khloé Kardashian has “Ozempic hands” photo: video capture
Lately, on Social Media, the discussion about the so -called “Ozempic hands” has appeared – a visible change in hands in people who use medicines such as Ozempic for weight loss. The term refers to extremely thin, almost skeletal hands and fingers, observed in some users of these injectables.
What are the “Ozepic hands”
According to an article published by the Daily Mail, the term “ozepic hands” refers to the extremely thin and bony appearance of the hands and fingers of people who use the drug to lose weight.
It is a rapid loss of fat and muscle mass throughout the body, including hands, which makes bones, veins and tendons more visible, explains.
The phenomenon was noted with the popularization of weight loss injections, when more and more patients began to observe dramatic changes in the form of hands, but also to waist or even fingers. Some said they had to resize their rings due to thinning their fingers.
Celebrities with “Ozempic hands”
The subject has gone viral on social networks, where videos circulate that compare the appearance of the hands of celebrities before and after significant weight loss.
An example brought into question is Khloé Kardashian, whose hands were compared to 10 years ago. The public speculated that changes could be the result of Ozempic treatments or similar weight loss drugs.
The celebrities mentioned in the article include Oprah Winfrey, who has publicly declared that he has resorted to injections for weight loss. The journalists used the appearance of his hands as an example of “ozepic hands”.
Is this dangerous phenomenon?
American pharmacist and nutritionist Deborah Grayson explained that “The loss of fat in the hands area is possible with any version of this type of treatment, including Wegovy and Moujaro”.
She confirmed that the term “ozempic hands” is already used to describe the excessively thin fingers that occur after fast weight loss.
“It is not an adverse effect in a medical sense, but a visual result of rapid fat loss. From a health point of view this is not dangerous“Grayson said.
Other similar effects
The phenomenon is not limited to the hands. Terms like “Face Ozempic “,” Ozempic hips “ or “The Ozepic soles“They have appeared in the current language to describe the body transformations caused by accelerated weight loss.
According to the Daily Mail, these effects are caused by the fact that the skin previously stretched by excess weight does not have time to return to the original form after the rapid loss of fat.
