Lucy Sarret
If you thought the Ozempic discourse had already reached its peak, celebrity surgeon Dr Terry Dubrow has now shed more light on what people are calling ‘Ozempic penis’.
You may have heard the term 'Ozempic penis' swirling around the internet, and the Botched star dropped the phrase during an episode of the Between Us podcast he shares with his wife Heather, insisting that it actually 'is a thing'.
Heather, better known for being on the Real Housewives of Orange County reality TV show, tried to guess what he meant and assumed: “I’m gonna say it is trouble getting hard.”
Terry, 67, corrected her immediately, saying that isn’t the issue at all.
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He claimed that some people on semaglutide find their package ‘looks bigger’. And according to him, it’s all linked to something he calls ‘buried penis syndrome’.
“What happens when you gain a lot of weight to the exposure of the penis? It’s kind of a buried penis syndrome,” Dr Dubrow explained, as per Page Six. “You hear of the very, very obese men. They haven’t seen their penis in a long time because the pubic area is so chunky.”
Terry continued, explaining that the weight loss meant that ‘there’s more show’, adding: “Ozempic penis is a thing, and it’s good.”
He even joked: “You’re not more of a grower, but you’re definitely more of a shower with Ozempic penis. So congratulations.”
Heather, meanwhile, wasn’t loving the idea that men get ‘a bonus’ while women don’t, saying it 'sucks' for women taking similar drugs, referencing their earlier chat about 'Ozempic vulva', which Terry previously described as reduced fat causing lower estrogen and leading to 'less lubrication and more irritation'.
Despite venting about the imbalance, Heather admitted cheekily she was intrigued enough to want to 'have a look' at her husband, since he’s currently on Mounjaro.
Terry has spoken openly about his back-and-forth with semaglutide. He quit Ozempic in early 2024 because it 'took the joy of eating away', but later told E! News he planned to restart after a holiday, calling it the 'new Botox'.
In short, no.
While Ozempic isn’t magically increasing anyone’s anatomy, weight loss can make things appear bigger, a conversation that’s resurfaced thanks to new research showing the average British penis has increased from 5.17 inches to 5.63 between 2022 and 2024.
That’s a rise of 0.46 inches, and unsurprisingly, people online immediately tried linking it to Ozempic.
But, as Terry and other medical experts have pointed out, shrinking fat in the groin area only creates the illusion of added length; the actual member isn't growing in size, so if you're trying to gain a few inches, weight loss jabs won't help.
Novo Nordisk, which produces Ozempic, told UNILAD in a previous statement: "Patient safety is of the utmost importance to Novo Nordisk, and we recommend patients take these medications for their approved indications and under the supervision of a healthcare professional.
"We continuously collect safety data on our marketed GLP-1 receptor agonist medicines and work closely with the authorities to ensure patient safety. As part of this work, we continue to monitor reports of adverse drug reactions through routine pharmacovigilance.
"We recommend that any patient experiencing side effects while taking GLP-1 RA medicines, including Wegovy®▼and Ozempic® (semaglutide injection), report them to their healthcare provider and via the MHRA Yellow Card scheme: https://yellowcard.mhra.gov.uk/."