SMAS Facelift: Q&A
Ask a QuestionShould I Lose Weight Before SMAS Facelift and Neck Lift?
Should I lose weight before SMAS Facelift and Submentoplasty Neck lift? I am having a Face lift & Neck lift & Brow Lift is being covered buy Insurance. Should I loose weight before having anything done?
If I don't loose weight now and loose weight later will my new face be all saggy?
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ICIrisheyes
in Jefferson City, MT
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Weight Loss and SMAS Facelift
For almost all cosmetic procedures it is advisable to be at a realistic body weight. If you have a facelift performed and then you lose a significant amount of weight most likely you will redevelop laxity of the skin and supporting tissues.
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Should I Lose Weight Before SMAS Facelift and Neck Lift?
Losing weight after having a face lift will definitely contribute to more sagging of your face after the surgery. Loss of volume causes sagging whether you have a face lift or not. So I definitely recommend losing your weight before the surgery. However, the goal is to lose your weight to a level that you can comfortably maintain. If you cannot maintain the lower weight and you gain it back after surgery, you may as well proceed with the surgery and enjoy its benefits now.
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Weight Loss & Facelift
The success of weight loss before facelift is low. Also, if safely done, say 1-2 month, it may take over a year to lose weight, of which most will likely come off the trunk and lower extremities.
I ask patients what has been their stable weight. This is the most powerful indicator of the the set point they are most likely to maintain. This often is higher after menopause.
On the bright side, a good number of my patients have lost weight after their facelift surgery, usually...
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Weight Loss Prior to Face Lift
I recommend that my patients try to get within 10 lbs of their ideal weight prior to undergoing face lift surgery. If they can do this, their result is just that much better. I do have some patients that were unable to achieve that goal, for whatever reason, and we were still get able to obtain a good result. Those good results may have even been better if they had been able to get closer to their ideal weight prior to surgery .
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Weight loss
There are two kinds of weight loss patients in my practice. Those on a plan and those that just talk about it. If you are going to lose weight by all means wait. Yes if you lose weight afterwards you will lose some of the tightening.
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Stable weight best for most cosmetic surgery including facelifts
In general it is best to be at your stable long term weight to reduce the probability for revision surgery. It makes little or no sense to loose or gain weight for a surgical procedure including Facelift unless you can maintain that weight for many years or it is a relatively small amount (plus or minus 5 pounds). This is because if you lose fat that is supportting your facial skin it will tend to sag especially if you don't have good skin elasticisity (most facelift...
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Facial rejuvenation and weight loss
If you plan on losing more weight, then I would wait to have a facelift. Deflation will occur and the skin may be looser. Volume changes will occur and will have to be addressed
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Weight loss (unless massive) has little effect on a facelift.
Most patients express the desire to lose a few pounds. This will not effect the results of a facelift before or after the operation. Excess fat under the chin is often removed as part of the operation and won't be effected by weight shifts. Massive weight loss is a different story.
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Weight Loss Before A Facelift
Weight loss affects different people in different ways. In some patients, a small amount of weight loss will dramatically alter the face and neck fat appearance. In others, larger amounts of weight loss provide a negligible amount of change in the neck and fat appearance. For most patients, the number of pounds which can impact face and neck fat content is around 15 pounds.
Ideally, patients will be near their ideal weight prior to a facelift to achieve...
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Try to be close to your ideal body weight before choosing facial rejuvenation
Weight loss will not affect the appearance or the outcome of your insurance sponsored browlift. On the other hand, most women note that when they shed a few pounds, they appreciate deflationary changes in their face and breasts. As facial fat shrinks, your PS may discuss volume repletion with you, in tandem with your facelift. Neck fat loss is rarely dramatic, however the amount of neck skin laxity which results after weight loss can be prodigious. In summary, I...
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