Rapid weight loss and wrinkles

[lisaecho 3]

This is probably a good question for the lady veterans out there. Call me vain if you must but I am really worried about what losing a lot of weight over a short time will do to my face. You know every big girl has heard it, what a pretty face, well I don't want to suddenly be smaller with a wrinkled or sagging face? Any tips or products that you could suggest would be greatly appreciated . Thanks Ladies!

[InspirationMySon 135]

If your face was well taken care of before hand you should be ok. Something to think about is your age, as you get older your skin loses its ability to "bounce" back. Your neck is more likely to have lose skin if you had a lot of weight in that area. If you had existing sun damage or were a smoker it might be noticeable. But really people tell us we have a pretty face when we're heavy to make us feel better a majority of the time. So just take care of your skin like you always have and work on getting healthy.

[HYCIERRA 144]

So far, I've lost about 120 and my face has held up really well. No added wrinkles, no sagging or drooping.

[drmeow 323]

I have worried about this too. I've always been lucky to have good skin and at 52 have no wrinkles yet. But I'm afraid that is going to change after WLS. On the one hand, maybe I won't have the extra chubby cheeks pulling my face downward, but I do expect to see some sagging. I never thought I'd ever want plastic surgery and I am generally not vain overall. I am really doing this for my health and to be more active. But I've decided that if I'm very unhappy with my skin after losing the weight I will look into some very minimal plastics, probably more likely the tummy overpouch than face but who knows?