Hairstylists and medical expert confirm temporary hair loss affecting Ozempic users

Side effects from GLP-1s tin alteration — but 1 lesser-known reported result of the fashionable weight-loss medications is hair nonaccomplishment oregon thinning.

Some hairstylists person confirmed an uptick successful clients who kick astir losing hairsbreadth portion connected weight-loss journeys.

This includes Ashley DiMatteo, proprietor of Ashley Lauren Beauty Lounge successful Westchester, New York, and Briana Delvecchio, a colour specializer and hairdresser astatine DiMatteo’s salon. The 2 spoke with Fox News Digital successful an on-camera interrogation (see the video astatine the apical of the article).

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"There has decidedly been an summation successful clients coming successful with hairsbreadth loss," DiMatteo said, noting that it ranges from gradual to fast, and from thinning retired to wholly losing hair.

Delvecchio agreed that she’s had "a few" clients travel successful reporting thinner and drier hair, which she suspects could beryllium owed to weight-loss drugs.

"It's a people of occurrence successful weight-loss management," 1 adept said. "If the diligent loses hair, that means they've mislaid value rapidly." (iStock)

The hairstylist, who herself takes a GLP-1 drug, said determination whitethorn beryllium a fewer reasons for hairsbreadth changes — including caller medications, vitamin deficiencies and value loss, which tin enactment accent connected the body.

Becky Watt, an Ohio hairstylist with much than 20 years of experience, said she has besides noticed clients losing hairsbreadth portion taking weight-loss drugs. 

"I've seen thinning and shedding, and a batch of hairsbreadth coming retired precise easy erstwhile being washed."

"I've seen thinning and shedding, and a batch of hairsbreadth coming retired precise easy erstwhile being washed," she told Fox News Digital. "I person not noticed immoderate bald spots."

However, she has had immoderate clients who are taking the medications without immoderate hairsbreadth loss, Watt added.

Medical factors

In a abstracted interview, Dr. Philip Rabito, an endocrinologist successful New York City, explained that this reaction, called telogen effluvium, is simply a accent effect to value nonaccomplishment that affects the hairsbreadth follicle.

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The effect is lone temporary, helium noted — the hairsbreadth volition autumn retired and past turn backmost erstwhile the value nonaccomplishment stabilizes aft a fewer months.

"It's a effect to terrible carnal accent — and value nonaccomplishment is considered starvation," Rabito said. "It is the rapidity of the value nonaccomplishment that correlates with the magnitude of hairsbreadth loss."

Telogen effluvium is simply a accent effect to value nonaccomplishment that affects the hairsbreadth follicle, experts say. (iStock)

Before weight-loss drugs, accepted bariatric surgery would pb to the nonaccomplishment of 70% of excess assemblage value successful astir six months, Rabito shared — which was often followed by hairsbreadth nonaccomplishment wrong six to 9 months.

"Your assemblage doesn't recognize that this is steadfast value nonaccomplishment — your assemblage thinks it's starving," helium reiterated. "It happens to astir everyone, to immoderate radical much than others."

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Those who suffer value much repetitively are astatine higher hazard of hairsbreadth loss, Rabito said, arsenic good arsenic those who person an underlying thyroid contented oregon micronutrient deficiency — typically successful iron, B12 oregon vitamin D.

These vitamin deficiencies tin worsen arsenic value nonaccomplishment occurs, truthful it's important to enactment with a aesculapian nonrecreational to equilibrium these levels, according to the doctor.

"It seems that my clients who accidental they don’t person immoderate appetite whatsoever are the ones losing the astir hair," 1 hairstylist observed. (iStock)

"From what I person learned from talking to these circumstantial clients, it seems that the clients that are inactive eating don’t person the hairsbreadth loss," Watt observed. 

"It seems that my clients who accidental they don’t person immoderate appetite whatsoever are the ones losing the astir hair," she went on. "I judge that’s perchance owed to deficiency of nutrients and protein, though I'm nary doctor."

Tips for managing hairsbreadth loss

DiMatteo and Delvecchio agreed that they "always" counsel their clients to spot their doc for a vitamin level check.

"And we volition besides past taper their hairsbreadth routine," DiMatteo said. "Basically, little is much during hairsbreadth loss."

Ashley DiMatteo (left), proprietor of Ashley Lauren Beauty Lounge successful New York, and Briana Delvecchio (right), a hairdresser and colour stylist astatine the salon. (Jesse Rinka Photography)

The salon proprietor suggests keeping up with scalp treatment, reducing the usage of heat, brushing from the bottommost up and avoiding going to furniture with bedewed hair.

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"Check successful with your weight-loss doctor oregon your endocrinologist anterior to coming to america to regularisation retired iron, vitamin D oregon thing that you're lacking — we request to regularisation that retired earlier we tin assistance you," Delvecchio said.

"Then we'll archer you we request to enactment connected your scalp health; we'll springiness you shampoo and conditioner that whitethorn beryllium a small gentler for your hair."

"It's a effect to terrible carnal accent — and value nonaccomplishment is considered starvation."

"Scalp stimulation is huge," DiMatteo added. "Rinsing with chill h2o helps arsenic well. Try not to bash harsher treatments successful the consciousness of lightening oregon coloring — dispersed it retired arsenic overmuch arsenic possible."

Rabito noted that losing hairsbreadth is "part of the game" — helium said helium ever warns his patients earlier starting their weight-loss travel that this volition astir apt hap and is simply a "mark of success."

Hairstylists impulse clients to cheque vitamin levels with their healthcare supplier to assistance find however champion to dainty their hairsbreadth loss. (iStock)

"They’re going to suffer hair," helium said. "It's going to get worse earlier it gets better."

"But arsenic agelong arsenic you get the vitamins controlled, get them adequately repleted — erstwhile the diligent plateaus and the value is unchangeable for a period oregon two, the assemblage doesn't consciousness starvation anymore, and the assemblage is little stressed, past the hairsbreadth grows backmost amended than ever."

Watt said she often recommends a hairsbreadth vitamin to her clients struggling with value loss. "Diet besides has a batch to bash with it," she noted. 

She besides recommends utilizing a shampoo and conditioner that are formulated to defy thinning and hairsbreadth loss, on with a bond-building hairsbreadth product. 

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DiMatteo and Delvecchio assured those who are experiencing hairsbreadth nonaccomplishment that regrowth does instrumentality time, and that there’s nary request for excessive hairsbreadth maturation treatments.

Delvecchio added, "The hairsbreadth nonaccomplishment is temporary. It's a affirmative stress, and it's worthy it."

Novo Nordisk — shaper of Ozempic and Wegovy — confirmed that hairsbreadth nonaccomplishment is an identified hazard for semaglutide, and is listed arsenic a broadside effect successful the merchandise information. (iStock)

When antecedently contacted by Fox News Digital, Novo Nordisk — shaper of Ozempic and Wegovy — confirmed that hairsbreadth nonaccomplishment is an identified hazard for semaglutide, and is listed arsenic a broadside effect successful the merchandise information.

"In objective trials of Wegovy, hairsbreadth nonaccomplishment was reported successful 2.5% of Wegovy-treated big patients versus 1.0% of placebo-treated big patients," the institution spokesperson said astatine the time. 

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"Hair nonaccomplishment was reported much often successful patients with greater weight loss (≥20%), suggesting that the events of hairsbreadth nonaccomplishment were perchance related to the magnitude of value loss."

"Patient information is of utmost value to Novo Nordisk," the connection continued. "We are continuously monitoring the information illustration of our products and collaborate intimately with authorities to guarantee patient safety, including capable accusation connected hairsbreadth loss."

Melissa Rudy contributed reporting.