I lost half my weight on fat jabs – being skinny is great but ‘Ozempic butt’ is a real side effect
A WOMAN has revealed the bizarre side effect of taking fat loss injections.
Amy Kane lost 11 stone with the weight loss drug and is thrilled with the results.
She’s often seen dancing on her TikTok in a towel, boasting how “being skinny is great”.
And explaining how “losing more than half your body weight is life-changing”, as she stands in one leg of her old jeans.
But she is often asked about the side effects as she has been on it for more than 14 months.
One curious viewer asked: “Ok, not to be weird, is it true about the Ozempic butt?”
Amy was quick to respond and give her thoughts on the side effects.
While she admitted there ‘wasn’t much back there to start with,’ it was a common problem caused by the drug.
In the clip, Amy shook her bum and danced as she showed her figure off.
But Amy didn’t seem fussed about the change to her body shape and said she was overall more healthy even if she had lost her curves.
“Me shaking my Ozempic butt knowing I’ve never been healthier,” she wrote.
According to experts at Healthline, ‘Ozempic Butt’ is a real side effect from the drug.
The term is used to describe sagging skin around the area and can give a ‘deflated’ appearance, particularly to curvier parts of the body.
But it is not a direct result of the fat loss jab, instead, it’s from losing extreme amounts of weight over a short period of time.
To deal with the changes, Jana Abelovska, superintendent pharmacist at Click Pharmacy offers her suggestions.
“Exercising is one of the best ways to help your skin return to normal after losing weight. In particular, patients should regularly use exercises such as weight-lifting and resistance training,” says Abelovska.
This, she explains, not only builds muscle that will fill some of the space left behind after losing weight, but it can also promote more elasticity in the skin, which will aid it in bouncing back.
The clip shared to her TikTok account @amyinhalf has gone viral with over 180k views and 1,200 likes.
Everything you need to know about fat jabs
Weight loss jabs are all the rage as studies and patient stories reveal they help people shed flab at almost unbelievable rates, as well as appearing to reduce the risk of serious diseases.
Wegovy – a modified version of type 2 diabetes drug Ozempic – and Mounjaro are the leading weight loss injections used in the UK.
Wegovy, real name semaglutide, has been used on the NHS for years while Mounjaro (tirzepatide) is a newer and more powerful addition to the market.
Mounjaro accounts for most private prescriptions for weight loss and is set to join Wegovy as an NHS staple this year.
How do they work?
The jabs work by suppressing your appetite, making you eat less so your body burns fat for energy instead and you lose weight.
They do this my mimicking a hormone called GLP-1, which signals to the brain when the stomach is full, so the drugs are officially called GLP-1 receptor agonists.
They slow down digestion and increase insulin production, lowering blood sugar, which is why they were first developed to treat type 2 diabetes in which patients’ sugar levels are too high.
Can I get them?
NHS prescriptions of weight loss drugs, mainly Wegovy and an older version called Saxenda (chemical name liraglutide), are controlled through specialist weight loss clinics.
Typically a patient will have to have a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or higher, classifying them as medically obese, and also have a weight-related health condition such as high blood pressure.
GPs generally do not prescribe the drugs for weight loss.
Private prescribers offer the jabs, most commonly Mounjaro, to anyone who is obese (BMI of 30+) or overweight (BMI 25-30) with a weight-related health risk.
Private pharmacies have been rapped for handing them out too easily and video calls or face-to-face appointments are now mandatory to check a patient is being truthful about their size and health.
Are there any risks?
Yes – side effects are common but most are relatively mild.
Around half of people taking the drug experience gut issues, including sickness, bloating, acid reflux, constipation and diarrhoea.
Dr Sarah Jarvis, GP and clinical consultant at patient.info, said: “One of the more uncommon side effects is severe acute pancreatitis, which is extremely painful and happens to one in 500 people.”
Other uncommon side effects include altered taste, kidney problems, allergic reactions, gallbladder problems and hypoglycemia.
Evidence has so far been inconclusive about whether the injections are damaging to patients’ mental health.
Figures obtained by The Sun show that, up to January 2025, 85 patient deaths in the UK were suspected to be linked to the medicines.
People were quick to take to the comments sharing their experience and many claimed to also get ‘Ozempic butt.’
One person wrote: “100%. This is saving lives.”
Another commented: “Yes, shaking it proudly.”
“Bwahahahahaha it’s so true,” penned a third.
Meanwhile a fourth said: “t’s a real thing but I started working out and it’s all good.”
“No butt here, had a big one! Don’t care-83lbs down!” claimed a fifth.
Someone else added: “It’s true, it took my dumpy QUICK.”