62 Years Old, 65 Pound Weight Loss, Facelift, Necklift, Eyelids in May - The Woodlands, TX

Today, after over 2 years of planning, I finally scheduled surgery for May 9. I turn 62 this month and after losing 65 pounds, it is time to do this. I love that I lost a lot of weight (next I plan to do a tummy tuck and breast lift after I recover from this), but my face looks worse now. The loose skin from weight loss didn't help. And, the last two years I've hated almost every photo. My eyelids started sagging years ago, actually. I didn't like them when I was in my 30s! And now they really just hang down.

About 5 or 6 years ago I developed cholesterol deposits around my eyes. I only had mildly elevated blood cholesterol and it is normal now. But, sometimes people get these nonetheless. They haven't gotten worse in several years, but haven't gotten better. I've tried covering with Dermablend and it really doesn't work. I just want these gone.

I always read that if you spent too much time in the sun you would get wrinkles so I have always been really careful with my skin. But that hasn't helped my eyes and it doesn't help my sagging jowls! And, then there is the neck! This is an area where I really feel it got so much worse with weight loss. Just awful.

Recently, I went to lunch with my mother for her 92nd birthday. I felt she looked better than me. When I was in my 40s or even early 50s people usually thought I was younger than my chronological age. Now, I feel that my face looks way older than my chronological age. The pictures I am putting up are mostly taken without makeup...but I don't look that much better with makeup.

I saw two plastic surgeons, both found here at Realself. I liked both of them and it was a hard decision between them. I finally decided on Dr. Andrew Lyos because I liked his plan on my face a little better and I thought he was more thorough on the facial consultation. I also saw both surgeons about a tummy tuck and breast lift. I am not sure yet which I will use for that. I will decide on that later. I did have a hard time deciding whether to do the face first or do the body work first. I finally decided to do the fast first because it is so visible and because I think recovery from it will be easier than from the tummy tuck/breast lift.

Currently I am planned for: Cheek and Necklift with Ptysmaplasty with Fat Grafting, Quad Blepharoplasty, temporal browlift, excision of cholesterol deposits and bilateral earlobe repair. My ears were pierced too low almost 50 years ago and they are now close to tearing through at the bottom. The result is I can't wear anything except very, very light earrings. I have lots of earrings I want to wear that just turn upside down when I put them on. I plan to have both ears repaired so that I can re-pierce them later. I may decide to do that separately from the surgery, not sure yet.

I will be having surgery in a hospital and will stay overnight. I am so happy to finally be doing this. Surgery is scheduled for May 9th with a pretrial on April 26th.

Since some commented on my birthday photo in 2015 I thought I would post one from that day I didn't like. I had my husband take a ton of photos of me that day and I liked that photo (I use it whenever I need a photo) but a lot of them I didn't like.

I have a vague recollection that some people said that their surgery had them do a soft or liquid diet for the couple of days before surgery. Is that common?

My surgery is the day after Mother's Day and if I am going to be on a liquid or soft diet that day then I won't do the things with my kids I usually do on Mother's Day. Pre-op visit isn't until the 26th so just wondering what is usual for planning purposes. Anyone know?