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Losing Weight After Facelift

asked 1 year ago by Dilee
Latest answer by Brooke R. Seckel, MD
Question viewed 526 times
Tags: weight loss

I had a SMAS facelift last year with outstanding results. Now I want to lose 15-20 pounds. I have read that losing weight at my age (55) can dramatically age a person due to fat loss in the face. I am almost at the normal weight for my height after losing 35 pounds before the facelift. Will this weight loss effect my facelift in any way?

7 answers to Losing Weight After Facelift

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Weight Loss after Facelift

Congratulations for losing weight before your facelift. Although it may be heathy to lose another 15-20 pounds, it is impossible to predict if there will be a significant decrease in facial fat with this additional weight loss; everyone is different. You might proceed slowly and see what happens.
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15-20 pound weight loss after SMAS Facelift could cause skin laxity and lessen Facelift result

Depending on your body habitus 15-20 pounds is a significant weight loss. Facial fat is an important contribution to a young looking face. Loss of fat after weight loss can age the mid face and cheek area and there is risk of return of skin laxity. However, losing weight is healthy, you will feel better and if your active these factors will make your skin look younger. So in balance start losing and evaluate your face after 10 lbs are lost. If you still look refreshed continue with... more
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Weight loss after a facelift

The problem you might encounter is either new laxity of the skin or volume loss looking gaunt.  If you don't like it you could gain some of the weight back (as happens to most of us anyway :)!)
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Weight loss and aging

This all depends on your pattern and distribution of weight loss. However, losing more weight can give you a more gaunt or aged appearance and in certain cases aggravate facial laxity.
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Weight loss may affect facelift results

Significant weight loss has an unpredictable effect on the amount of fat lost from the face. Some areas of the face, such as the cheek fat, usually maintain their volume, but the overall appearance of the face may change with overall weight reduction.
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Large Wight Loss MAY cause Facial and Body Sagging

Regarding: " Losing Weight After Facelift I had a SMAS facelift last year with outstanding results. Now I want to lose 15-20 pounds. I have read that losing weight at my age (55) can dramatically age a person due to fat loss in the face. I am almost at the normal weight for my height after losing 35 pounds before the facelift. Will this weight loss effect my facelift in any way?" Cosmetic surgery and especially that involving body contouring (Facelift, breast Lift, Tummy... more
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Weight loss and facelift

If you are planning to lose more weight, you may want to wait to have the facelift so that nay further laxity or deflation can be tackled.

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