Beauty Chat: Experts Talk “Ozempic Face” To Ripe Grape & Summer Glow-Up Tips by
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That’s been the whispered buzz among Palm Beach and New York social circles—as restaurants, galas, and cocktail parties are teeming with guests who appear to be inexplicably…deflated. The topic in question? Semaglutides, most commonly known as Ozempic, Wegovy, and Rybelsus, an injectable antidiabetic medication used for the treatment of type 2 diabetes, and now approved to be prescribed for chronic weight management in adults with obesity or who are significantly overweight. A quick crash course on those that are approved to be taking semaglutide for weight loss, “The guidelines to be a candidate are very clear,” According to endocrinologist and obesity specialist, Dr. Rocio Salas-Whalen. “Patients who have a BMI equal to or greater than 27 plus one comorbidity (comorbidity occurs when a person has more than one disease or condition at the same time—for example, if you have diabetes and you’re later diagnosed with depression, then depression is a comorbidity) or a BMI of 30 or more without any comorbidities are candidates for semaglutide,” says Salas-Whalen. As per plastic surgeon, Dr. David Shafer, the success of peptide weight loss treatments, including
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