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An estimated one in ten women in the UK are using slimming jabs.
But with rapid weight loss comes ‘Ozempic face’ – hollowed cheeks, sagging skin and more wrinkles.
Skincare brands have been quick to offer solutions to combat it with clever new ingredients marketed as correcting the resulting facial deflation and crepiness.
Aesthetic physician Dr Priya Verma explains: ‘GLP-1 agonists –the drugs found in the weight-loss injections – make you lose body, and particularly facial, fat and volume at speed.’
Ozempic users are predominently women aged 30 to 75, meaning many are of peri-menopausal and menopausal age, when collagen and elastin are already plummeting.
So can topical skincare treatments really reverse the effects of Ozempic face?
Skincare brands have been quick to offer solutions to combat it with clever new ingredients marketed as correcting the resulting facial deflation and crepiness
IMAGE SKINCARE VOL.U.LIFT CREAM, £105
The world’s first cream formulated to combat the facial changes related to the use of GLP-1 was launched last month. Image Skincare Vol.U.Lift boldly claims to correct the effects of sudden weight loss and pipped other brands to the post in clinically testing its cream on GLP-1 users.
The silky, bouncy cream relies on a complex of known skin boosters such as bakuchiol (a collagen-supporting retinol alternative), antioxidants (to fight off and correct damage) and a next-generation hyaluronic acid (to plump skin through deep hydration and barrier repair).
But the hero ingredient is L-Ornithine amino acid, which is used in skincare to promote swelling of the fat cells just under the skin.
I’ve been using the cream on my bony decolletage for three weeks and find that a pea-sized blob twice a day imparts a plumped softness while minimising lines.
4.5/5
SKINCEUTICALS A.G.E. INTERRUPTER ULTRA SERUM, £140
Skin doctor-backed SkinCeuticals announced that its A.G.E. Interrupter Advanced Cream (£175) ‘is now clinically tested with GLP-1 patients’.
This fresh-feeling ultra serum uses the same hero ingredients as the cream but in higher concentrations. Notably, there is proxylane, which is said to boost plumping substances within the skin and powerful antioxidants to tackle glycation – ageing of skin cells due to a high-sugar diet.
I am optimistic about seeing results but it needs to be used for at least three months, which can get very expensive.
3/5
ROC DERM CORREXION FIRMING SERUM STICK, £39.99
ROC’S serum stick launched this month at a pocket-friendly £39.99. While not claiming to target Ozempic skin in particular, it is squarely aimed at those wanting to firm jowls or a sagging jawline, one of the major bones of contention for those suffering from a lax, deflated complexion.
You simply swipe the bullet along your jawline, cheekbones and chest for ‘instant visible tightening.’ That’s thanks to a growth factor ingredient known as THPE which, an independent clinical study shows, contracts superficial skin cells in minutes, delivering a tautening effect that lasts for hours.
3/5
NEOSTRATA FIRMING TRI-THERAPY LIFTING SERUM, £78
The dermatologist-developed NeoStrata product benefits from unique, patented technologies that tackle specific issues, such as Aminofil, an amino acid derivative used to plump out wrinkles, and Microdipeptide-229 which is so small it can travel deep enough into skin to tighten.
This has become a long-standing favourite among skin doctors for delivering visible results. The silky formula instantly makes my skin feels smoother and noticeably softens lines over time.
4/5
CONCLUSION
While the new products specifically targeting issues accelerated by the use of fat jabs are certainly intriguing, any dermatologist will tell you that no skincare can restore the fat pads that provide structural support and shape to the face, nor can any creams or serums significantly restore lost volume.
Only retinoids have shown consistent ability to mildly re-densify skin in the long-term.
