Exclusive | People are getting surgery to fix their floppy, old-looking Ozempic earlobes after GLP-1 weight loss

Ear we go again. In yet another plastic surgery trend sparked by GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic, patients who have dropped the pounds are now longing to plump up their sagging lobes — which, according to plastic surgeons, is a fast and easy way to give ears back their “youthful” appearance.“It seems so random, but one morning I was putting earrings on and noticed my earlobes seemed a little heavier, as if they were being pulled downward,” Stephanie L., who lost 45 pounds on Ozempic, told The Post. “They just seemed to be different, and I thought it was in my head, but I looked in the magnifying mirror and thought, ‘Is it possible my earlobes lost some volume’?” she continued.“It’s such a small detail in such a subtle area, but it bothered me more than I expected it would.”Rapid weight loss can lead to sagging skin.

That’s true regardless of how the weight has been dropped — but with the popularity of GLP-1 drugs, more people are shedding pounds more quickly than they ever did before.That’s given rise to things like “Ozempic face,” “Ozempic breasts” and even “Ozempic butt” — and people rushing to the plastic surgeon to fix it.But despite the growing trend toward GLP-1-inspired anti-aging measures, combating earlobe sagging likely wasn’t on anyone’s bingo card.Yet Dr.

Luis Macias, a double-board-certified plastic surgeon and founder of Aesthetic MdR in Los Angeles, California, said he’s seen an uptick in ear restoration procedures following the use of GLP-1 drugs.“A lot of people don’t think about the long-term effects of Ozempic,” he said.“Following rapid weight loss, the ears tend to lose fullness and get longer at the lobes, basically speeding up the aging process.”In his practice, he hears complaints about weight loss leading to noticeably wrinkled, thinning and stretched-out ears.“Just like when we get older, slimming down can cause the ears to become floppier and lose thickness, making them appear flat...