Could a salmon sperm cocktail rejuvenate my 'Ozempic face'?

After years of yo-yo dieting, no one was more delighted than CAROLE MALONE when she shed almost four stone... except possibly her dog Murphy. But rapid weight loss left her dreading mirrors. Step forward Dr Zoya Diwan and her non-surgical cure for sunken skin

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and after her treatment, above. Right, comfortably numb in Dr Zoya's clinic

WAS beyond delighted - and proud - at having lost nearly four stones in just over eight months on Ozempic. For the first time in years, I felt attractive again. I was slipping into Size 12 clothes - and I refuse to be “thin shamed” for loving that. My mobility was off the charts. I had no joint pain, no pain in my knees or my back.

And my dog Murphy was delighted because for the first time in years, I was able to walk him for miles. But while I was loving all the compliments at having lost so much weight, and while my body was looking good in clothes my face had suffered.

Losing weight as fast as I had had left my skin looking a bit grey and “hangy”. Truth be told, my face had “caved in”, having lost so much fat from it. And suddenly it hit me - I had what’s now known as “Ozempic face”.

I won't lie. I was glad my face was thinner and from a distance I looked good. But close up, I felt I was looking old. It was like the “life” had gone out of my skin. My face looked sunken below my cheeks and around my mouth. I had lines and dents that hadn’t been there when I weighed 14 stones 10lbs. Back then, my body was in a mess (no energy, mobility problems, breathlessness) but my face was round and plump.

It radiated good health even though I wasn’t actually healthy. And I had barely any lines. Of course, I realise now they’d all been filled out with fat.

Now having lost all the weight, I kept looking at my face and thinking, “There’s no point in the body looking good if the face looks tired.” And I’m not deluding myself here. I know at 70, I’m never going to look young and beautiful. But having worked so hard to make my body look better, I wanted my face to be better, too.