Scared to look old

[JBoutwell 9]

I have been hearing people say that they are looking old in the face now that they have lost so much weight so fast. I am 4mo post op. How can I prevent this from happening to me?

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[Newme17 3,444]

I personally think genetics, how much weight you had, age, skin color all plays a role. I don't think there's a one size fits all for not looking old (if it happens to you). Other than that, there's always plastics. Maybe someone else has a remedy that worked for them that'll work for you. ???

[Berry78 4,261]

I recently went to a group session. The patients that were a year postop did look a bit haggard. BUT, the patient that was 3 years out looked great! It's a small sample size, but I suspect our skin will go through phases, and the one year marks the end of the majority of the weightloss, and the skin looks its worst at that time.

The patients that were golden brown obviously used tanning beds. They looked particularly old! Please don't do that to your skin!

Facial moisturizer every day with spf15 or higher.

Hydration, Vitamins, Protein.

[Redmaxx 740]

I think that I look older and more haggard but everyone else seems to think I look a lot younger and good. I have also noticed some of the people in my support group look older and haggard. There is a 48 year old woman who I thought was in her late 50s. I guess it has to do with how big you were before the surgery. Just my $.02.

[OutsideMatchInside 10,166]

It is genetic for the most part and how much weight you carry in your face. I had a round fat face, but i didn't have a fat neck (I could wear normal necklaces and chokers) or fat jowls. I don't have wrinkles, hell my mom barely has wrinkles and she is in her 60s. So I didn't have fat filling in my wrinkles and I didn't end up with a lot of loose skin around my chin/jaw line.

Overall to not look like a corpse, upping your calories and eating enough fat are going to be the most beneficial to your skin, along with exceeding your Protein goals.

I'm 40ish and people assuming I am 26-28 sometimes 30. It is super annoying but that is another topic.

Edited May 2, 2017 by OutsideMatchInside

[LittleLizzieLilliput 919]

Time and a tan. lol! That's what's needed in my case. With the weight loss it is making me look older right now - especially about 20 lbs ago. So I wore make-up and slathered myself is anti-aging creams. Then as I lost more weight it pulled my face up a bit more and now I'm looking younger again. Also, a tan. I am white but I always say I'm actually pink because, well, that's my skin color most days. lol! But after losing weight I didn't have the same rosey cheeks all the time and I felt haggard. So I started allowing my skin to tan a bit and YAY!! I feel like I look much younger. So Tan and Time, that's my only real suggestions. The lotions help too.

[Jesm1029 101]

I think lotion is good I don't look older I feel like I look younger then I did but I do have a little gobble under my neck small and you can only see depends on how high I lift my face.....but someone said to me that after sometime the fat does settle back into your face a bit I don't know how true that is