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[–] sneekee_snek_17 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] Mirshe 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It's a slang term that's been used to describe the sagging and hollowing of the facial skin due to rapid weight loss.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Strangely we don't see that in rapid weight loss from very low carb diets. I think it's from the mechanism of weight loss. On low carb your body chooses which fat to burn first; on ozempic it tries to burn all of it