Podiatrists across the United States are seeing a new pattern in their exam rooms: patients on Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, or Zepbound coming in with feet that have suddenly become bonier, looser, and sometimes painful, a condition that is being called "Ozempic feet."
Doctors across the country have reported seeing patients whose significant weight loss has left their feet looking bonier, looser, or more deflated due to a reduction in fat tissue, according to a NewsNation report published July 11–12, 2026, that went viral nationally.
