What Would I Need to Do to Look Younger After Weight Loss? (photo)
asked 5 months ago by Ballroom Blitz in Chicago, IL
Latest answer by Steven Wallach, MD
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Tags: weight loss, feminine, options, tired , younger
I'm 33 but people say I look 45 and up. I'm frequently told I look tired and "older," and if my hair is hidden I'm mistaken for a man at first glance. Can you please tell me what procedures I could get to look my age, and look more feminine? I think I need to correct my nasolabial folds, acne scars, and the puffy areas beneath my eyes. I also lost 50 lbs and lots of fat in my cheeks, this may have slightly deepened the grooves around my mouth. I do have overbite, would braces help correct this?
6 answers to What Would I Need to Do to Look Younger After Weight Loss? (photo)
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Facial rejuvenation
Congratulations on losing all that weight! I think that an in office exam is critical. But facial deflation can be improved with either fat injection or facial fillers. If necessary facelifting techniques may be helpful of they do not help.
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Facial aging and possible rejuvenation surgery
When I see patients for complaints of facial aging I explain to them that aging essentially occurs in three ways on the face; there is typically volume depletion, loss of elasticity, and gravitational changes. When recommendations are made for rejuvenation, usually there are some combination of procedures to combat those three problems. When I look at your photographs, which, by the way, is a less than ideal method of evaluating your face, it appears that you may have some volume...
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Michael A. Epstein, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon
Chicago Plastic Surgeon
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Facial deflation after weight loss with sagging skin.
Facial deflation after weight loss with sagging skin can be improved with a facelift and fat or tissue filling of the nasolabial creases and a chin implant. You may or may not consider refinement of your nose.
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Correcting Weight-Loss Related Facial Deflation and Sagging
You have an attractive pear shaped face that can be made much more attractive. The ideal way to correct your facial deflation a sagging (as evidenced by the deep Nasolabial folds) is with a Facelift with fat grafting around the lower lid cheek junction and placement of a chin implant to increase the verical height of the chin. No other procedure can match its results. If you are unable to have it, you may wish to consider using fillers to the cheek lower lid junction and nasolabial folds.
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Your best bet is a facelift
For your photos, I would say that you would get your more substantial improvement from a facelift with additional volume enhancement than anything else.
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Face Surgery after Weightloss
If you choose a surgical route, I would suggest a facelift to improve the contour of your face and neck, a chemical peel or microdermabrasion to improve the texture of your skin, and a chin implant to help give more definition to your lower face. If you chose a non-invasive route, there are some nice changes that can be made with dermal fillers in the cheeks and the jaw line, Also microdermabrasion or chemical peel would help with your skin texture. Latisse for your...
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