{"id":697146,"date":"2026-06-11T05:52:21","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T05:52:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/697146\/"},"modified":"2026-06-11T05:52:21","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T05:52:21","slug":"glp-1-users-say-this-tiny-side-effect-drives-them-nuts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/697146\/","title":{"rendered":"GLP-1 Users Say This Tiny Side Effect Drives Them Nuts"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Roosa<\/p>\n

Roosa RahkonenReporter, The Looker<\/p>\n

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PublishedJun 10, 2026, 11:54 AM EDT<\/p>\n

UpdatedJun 10, 2026, 11:55 AM EDT<\/p>\n

Updated Jun 10, 2026, 11:55 AM EDTPublished Jun 10, 2026, 11:54 AM EDT<\/p>\n

\"Illustration<\/p>\n

Photo Illustration by Elizabeth Brockway\/The Daily Beast\/Getty<\/p>\n

Ozempic-assisted weight loss is causing people to seek solutions to beautify a rarely noticed facial feature: their ears.<\/p>\n

Multiple plastic surgeons have told The Looker<\/a> that the increasing popularity of GLP-1 weight-loss drugs has brought heaps of new clients to their offices.<\/p>\n

These patients have expressed concerns about the loose skin that follows rapid weight loss, creating phenomena such as \u201cOzempic butt<\/a>\u201d and \u201cOzempic face<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, the New York Post<\/a> reported on a new trend among GLP-1 clients wanting to address their \u201cOzempic ears.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"After<\/p>\n

After losing 80 pounds on GLP-1s, Leah’s ears lost some of their volume. During her facelift operation, Dr. Daniel Gould transferred fat to her earlobes. Pictured here after her procedure.<\/p>\n

\u201cFollowing rapid weight loss, the ears tend to lose fullness and get longer at the lobes, basically speeding up the aging process,\u201d Los Angeles-based plastic surgeon Luis Macias<\/a> told the outlet.<\/p>\n

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Adding, \u201cJust like when we get older, slimming down can cause the ears to become floppier and lose thickness, making them appear flatter and not as pliable.\u201d<\/p>\n

But clients\u2019 concerns also centered on how their jewelry sat on their ears after volume loss.<\/p>\n

\u201cI often hear patients complain that their earrings don\u2019t hold in place as well after losing the weight,\u201d Dr. Macias said.<\/p>\n

For people concerned with their ears after weight loss, there are multiple options.<\/p>\n

\"Leah<\/p>\n

Leah got fat transferred into her lower earlobes during her facelift procedure.<\/p>\n

In May, The Looker reported on Leah, a woman in her 40s who lost 80 pounds<\/a> on a GLP-1 and got a facelift to address her sagging skin.<\/p>\n

Her Beverly Hills-based plastic surgeon, Dr. Daniel Gould<\/a>, told The Looker that he also added fat to Leah\u2019s upper earlobes during her procedure.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is super important because the ears lose volume and kind of shrivel,\u201d he explained. \u201cA little bit of fat makes a huge difference.\u201d<\/p>\n

Another option for someone noticing their earlobes getting looser and thinner is surgery.<\/p>\n

One client, Stephanie, told the New York Post that after she lost 54 pounds on Ozempic, she noticed her earlobes thinning. <\/p>\n

She underwent fat transfer and an earlobe reduction surgery, a combination that cost her $9,500.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s such a small detail in such a subtle area, but it bothered me more than I expected it would,\u201d she said, expressing that she was \u201cthrilled\u201d with her results.<\/p>\n

\"Barbara<\/p>\n

Barbara Corcoran at A24’s ‘Marty Supreme’ premiere in New York City on December 16, 2025.<\/p>\n

The third, and perhaps the most popular, option: fillers. The quick enhancement can be done in under 30 minutes, and it\u2019s even millionaire-approved.<\/p>\n

In February, Shark Tank star Barbara Corcoran, 77, told the Wall Street Journal<\/a> that she likes to plump her ears with dermal filler<\/a> at her quarterly filler appointments.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I go in for my filler, I have my ears pumped up,\u201d she told the outlet.<\/p>\n

She shared that she used the fullness of her earlobes as a kind of barometer for her filler upkeep schedule. <\/p>\n

\u201cWhen they go down, and they\u2019re flat, I know it\u2019s time to go back in again,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

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