If I have a face lift before I reach my ideal weight, how will that affect my results when I lose the weight? (Photo)

Thanks for sharing.  You look like a great candidate for facelifting as you should get nice results.  Its possible to sag after losing extreme weight.  If you are eager to get the results, to play it safe you could lose half the weight beforehand and half after and you should be fine  Speak to your surgeon. Best of luck!

Based on you photos you are a great candidate for a lower face and neck lift using local anesthesia and twilight sedation. You will have great results. Since you feel you're 30 pounds over weight, you may want to loose about 10-15 pounds first and after facelift you will be motivated to loose the rest.

Optimizing your weight prior to undergoing surgery will maximize your results. 30 lbs of weight loss is still significant enough that I would recommend at least being with 10-15 lbs of your goal weight before you schedule your facelift. 

Thanks for your question, and kudos
to you for considering your long-term results before undergoing a facelift.
Unfortunately, there is no way to predict with 100% accuracy what will happen
to your face if you lose weight after your lift. If you usually see a lot of
changes in your face when you lose or gain weight, postponing your procedure may
be a good idea. However, if your face tends to stay relatively the same
regardless of your weight, you'll probably maintain your facelift results well.
If you're still unsure, it's best to err on the side of caution and reach your
goal weight before pursuing any cosmetic procedure. Best of luck with your
decision!

 Weight loss may cause relapse of excess skin, more apparent in the neck region.  If only slight weigth loss it should be fine but 30 lbs is significant; therefore, I would recommend waiting until you meet your weight loss goals. 

Dear grandmana,Thank you for your question.  It is certainly true that loosing significant amount of weight can cause facial skin to sag.  However, I did not find it to be a problem after a facelift.  Most current facelifts techniques remove a fair amount of fat to improve the contour of the face and neck.  Once the fat is removed and the skin (SMAS) tightened weight loss can not create sagging.  Best of luck!Dr. Konstantin

If you are sure that you are definitely going to lose the weight - i would suggest that you lose the weight first. Otherwise there may be some significant loosening loosing that much weight after the surgery.

In my opinion, you could reasonably have your facelift as soon as you desire and then proceed with your weight loss. I don't see a great deal of facial fat and I don't think weight loss will compromise the result.

Hello grandmana,Thanks for your question.With a facelift, you are tightening loose muscle and skin, and removing/redistributing facial fat.  A 30lb. weight loss after surgery will cause some of your facial fullness to disappear, but most of the weight loss will be below the neck.  Depending on the elasticity of your skin, you may have some recurrence of the sag in your jowls and neck.  A touch-up surgery might become necessary.Looking at your face, though, I suspect that you will probably be ok.Good luck,Dr. Shah

Thank you for the question and the pictures.Congratulation on loosing the weight so far and I want to encourage you to continue the quest to get to your goal.  Ideally I would want you to be at your ideal body weight before doing any surgical procedure on your face.I encourage you to see a Board Certifyed Plastic Surgeon for a good exam, discussion of the options, and discussion of the risk and benefits.Make sure you see plenty of before and after pictures during your visit.Best regardsNagi T Ayoub MD, FA