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!

Hello there.  I typically advise patients to be within 20 or so pounds of their ideal weight before undergoing a facelift at our Center.  In your case, I would personally be comfortable performing your procedure once you lost another 10 lbs. or so (not necessarily the entire 30 lbs).  What I feel is more important pertains to fluctuating weight.  Based on my 10 years experience, I feel "yo-yoing" your weight is much more problematic than just losing weight one time (and staying constant).  Having one's weight go up, then down, then up , then down, over and over is probably one of the worst things you can do for the elasticity of your skin.  So my advice is to lose the weight slowly, and smartly, and once you get 10 more pounds off you should go for it!  Best of luck to you!

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

Thirty pounds is a significant amount of weight. If you weigh 200 lbs, that's 15% of your body weight. If you weigh 150 lbs that is 20% of your body weight. Your face and neck will surely change. So be patient and lose the weight first. 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. 

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.