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Lipedema is a chronic and sometimes progressive condition that mainly affects women, causing an abnormal buildup of fat cells, usually in the legs, hips, and sometimes arms

But one of the worst problems with people who go on Ozempic is that people can lose up to a third or even 40% of their weight from lean body mass due to not making the necessary lifestyle changes

Personalized treatment approaches matter

Even though office-based treatments are highly effective and major complications are uncommon, recurrence rates can be high, requiring patients to undergo additional treatments

This often leads to significant weight loss which is often noticed dramatically in the cheeks hence the trendy name Ozempic face facial wasting (fat loss) that occurs with precipitous weight loss from any cause