Losing Weight After Facelift

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 the next 5 pounds.

Don't let worries about your face keep you from doing the healthy thing that will make you feel better and live longer.

Each person loses weight differently, so it is
difficult to say what kind of effect losing weight would have on your face. It’s definitely better to lose weight before any cosmetic
procedures, but you shouldn’t let fears of affecting your facelift results prevent
you from being healthy. If you lose volume in your face from weight loss, it
may be possible to correct this with facial fillers rather than needing a
second facelift.

If there is a choice between losing some weight before or after a facelift, then before is definitely the correct answer.Everyone is different in how they carry weight in their face and neck and also in how those areas fluctuate with changes in overall weight.Losing some weight works well before a facelift because it leads to looser skin that is more easily redraped and contoured along with tightening the underlying muscle support.  Even if some of the weight comes back (happens to the best of us!) that is not necessarily a bad thing.However, losing weight AFTER a facelift causes some additional skin laxity and volume loss.  While it does not reverse the good results from the facelift, it does contribute to an aged look.  This often can be improved with fillers if needed.