'Botched' star Dr. Terry Dubrow compares Ozempic to Tylenol

Despite the controversy surrounding Ozempic, Dr. Terry Dubrow shuts down the idea that it's dangerous, and reveals what he thinks people should be more careful about instead.

'I have news for you. Tylenol is more dangerous than these medications. Tylenol is one of the most dangerous drugs you can take,” claims Dubrow, 65, in an exclusive interview with We weekly while we're talking about the eighth season of Botched, currently airing on E!.

The plastic surgeon continues: “There has even been an epidemic of liver failure from Tylenol. So the FDA put out something about, 'Don't let your patients take so much Tylenol.'” (According to Mayo Clinic, taking too much acetaminophen is the most common cause of acute liver failure in the U.S. The FDA recommends the following: Dosing instructions from your doctor or the manufacturer's label.)

Although Ozempic was created as a medication for type 2 diabetes, celebrities love it Tracy Morgan And Amy Schumer have candidly revealed that they used semaglutide injections to lose weight quickly.

Although Ozempic has recently become popular, Dubrow – a champion of the drug – explains that this weight loss method is nothing new.

“These drugs have been around for about a decade now and have been fully researched,” he says, claiming the drug is “the biggest medical breakthrough in history.”

While taking Ozempic, some users have discussed the negative gastrointestinal side effects they have faced, as well as the fact that they have dropped to an unhealthy weight. Dubrow has heard the criticism, but notes that he thinks the side effects are “worth it” for overweight people.

Dubrow reveals that he was taking the drug Mounjaro, which is similar to Ozempic. He says he experienced nausea during the first few days after each weekly injection.

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Despite his positive reviews of the drug, Dubrow himself stopped taking it, but the side effects weren't the reason why. “I stopped just because I wanted to eat again,” he says.

The plastic surgeon, who is married to The Real Housewives of Orange County star Heather Dubrownotes that weight-loss drugs such as Mounjaro and Ozempic are safe, but “you have to learn how to use them.”

“What we don't really understand is that you don't need diabetes doses and that it is prescribed in diabetes doses,” he says. Us. “You'll probably just need to stay on a low dose or stop taking it once you've lost weight.”

Terry also addresses the idea that a user's body may not sustain weight loss. He points out that “if you change your diet and exercise routine, you will gain back the weight.”

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“It's really good as a reset, either you get to your desired body weight, you stay on it, on a low dose, or you stop taking it and say, 'Okay, I'm going to make better food choices.' ,'” he shares.

When he's not defending the use of Ozempic and similar weight loss drugs, Terry takes center stage Failedwhich he teases is “different” this season.

“This is my favorite season,” he says. “I actually thought we were going to have a lot more complications than we did. We basically said, 'Okay, we're tackling these impossible things.' We will have complications. There will be some mess at the Failed doctors this season, which is so scary when you think about it, but I think you should watch.

Failed season 8 airs on E! Thursday at 10pm ET.

With reporting by Christina Garibaldi