Is 25 Too Young for a Non-surgical Face Lift?

After massive weight loss, you may develop significant laxity of tissues in many body areas including the face. Age alone doesn't preclude you from a non-surgical face lift. Restoring some volume in strategic areas using fillers may have a profound effect of reducing the laxity in your face. You can also consider treatments such as Ultherapy which may help you reduce the laxity in the facial tissues. Good luck.

You appear to be a good candidate for a cheek lift or midface lift which elevates the cheeks, improves the jowls and nasolabial folds and does not entail any skin removal.

If you can look better with little effort and risk, you should do it. We also treat ladies aged 80+. Quality of life is precious at any age.

Because of your 90 pound weight loss, you have a little more laxity in your tissue than a normal 25 year old. There are no great non-surgical options other than fillers placed in the folds and over the cheek bones. These "liquid facelifts" can be very nice. Threadlifts have been passed over as they don't give you enough result for enough time to be worth doing them. Thermage and Titan also are unimpressive for the costs involved. Do non-permanent fillers for a while and... more

You've had significant distension and stretching of the facial skin which is now sagging after the 90 lbs weight loss. Such skin expansion can cause deminished skin elasticity which is why your skin has not contracted spontaneously over the last several years since the weight loss. Sun and smoking also dramatically deminish skin elasticity. I do not believe that a non-surgical approach is an adequate option. Thread lifts are all but off the market and clinical evidence does not support... more

First, please understand that there is no such thing as a "non-surgical Facelift", because nothing currently approximates the results a Facelift can achieve. Secondly, I would advise you to steer clear of Thread lifts which have left a long trail of disappointed patients. Thirdly, it is my impression that you don't currently have the appropriate indications for a Facelift procedure. Lastly, good skin care and potentially fillers are the only thing I would... more

Fillers will improve the nasolabial folds and hollowness under the eyes and make cheeks more prominent.

Given the fact that you've lost 90 lbs. and have probably lost significant volume in your face, your face probably shows more signs of aging than your chronological age of 25.  Although, you are quite young to consider a surgical facelift, you may be a good candidate to consider volume replacement with fillers such as Restylane, Juvederm, or Sculptra or possible fat injections.  A thread lift could also be considered but this procedure carries risks as well,  such as... more

Facial fillers, including fat transfer, can correct facial sagging due to weight loss. Age does not matter because these are non-surgical treatments.

It is a common scenario for patients to lose weight and like their body but no longer like their face.  For a 25 year old patient, I would not recommend a surgical procedure.  Select voluminization of your face can lead to a lift like affect of your face, and helping to restore volume in the right locations.

TheThe non-surgical facelift you mention - the thread lift - has several recent articles which demonstrate the lack of long term results with the possibility of long term problems. Consultation with a facial plastic surgeon or plastic surgeon about options for skin rejuvenation including laser resurfacing and dermal fillers would be a good option in your case.

While not as invasive as a full facelift , a thread-lift is a surgical procedure. I would first consider a chemical peel or laser procedure to tighten the lax skin and improve the texture of that skin. I agree that a full facelift is probably inappropriate and unnecessary . 

Due to your weight loss, you have premature aging of your face. A thread lift has not been that successful for long term improvement, and it is expensive, and has risks and recovery. You may want to look into a cheek lift aka mini-face lift. It has potential to give a long lasting and powerful improvement. sek