LOS ANGELES, CA — Reports don show say popular weight loss drug, Ozempic, dey cause strange side effect wey people don dey call ‘Ozempic feet.’ This new issue fit make skin for top of feet sag, as people wey dey use the drug dey lose serious fat and water weight.
Dr. Barry Weintraub talk to Daily Mail say di semaglutides wey dey used for weight loss dey affect di subcutaneous fat layer for foot, leading to excessive sagging.
Veteran TV star Sharon Osbourne don find herself under di spotlight after fans notice wetin dem describe as wrinkly feet for recent Instagram photo wey she snap with her grandson. Di 72-year-old woman don dey talk about her foot changes, and many observers believe say di changes fit connect to her use of Ozempic.
Oprah Winfrey, wey don dey use di drug as well, get rumors around her foot appearance. People don dey speculate say she too dey show signs of di same side effect after she appear for TV special last year.
Ozempic originally develop to help type 2 diabetes patients manage their condition, but na di weight loss benefits wey have make am popular. Stars like Amy Schumer and Lil Nas X don also join di group of people wey dey take di drug.
As FDA don approve different GLP-1 drugs, more celebrities don dey open up about their experience. Dis new trend don lead to various side effect discussions among fans and health experts.
In another story, rapper Lil Nas X, whose real name na Montero Lamar Hill, don update fans about condition wey make di right side of his face paralyzed temporarily. Di young rapper share video for Instagram dey show off his crooked smile, assuring fans say he dey alright. “Guys I am OK!! Stop being sad for me!” he write.
Many worry about him condition, with some suggesting say he fit dey experience Bell’s palsy, wey fit make one side of di face droop. Dis condition dey happen when di facial nerve get inflamed, and while di exact cause no dey clear, viral infections dey linked to am.
Di symptoms go show suddenly, and treatments dey available to manage di issue, mostly involving steroids and other medications. Most people recover fully within weeks or a few months.
Overall, Belle’s palsy don affect between 15 to 30 in every 100,000 people yearly, and about 1 in 60 people go experience am for dem lifetime. Na people wey get stress or immune system challenges dey prone to am.
