Do you look older since you lost weight?

[Fiddleman 4,376]

Everyone says my wife and I look so much younger now that she has lost about 100 and I have lost approximately 190. I am 37 and she is 34. The effects after WLS may depend on your actual age or it may not. ::

[cindymg 629]

I thought I looked older for a couple of months after surgery, but my friends have convinced me that I look so much younger. What do you think?

Before surgery

5 months post op, 56 lbs down

[RJ'S/beginning 5,357]

I thought I looked older for a couple of months after surgery, but my friends have convinced me that I look so much younger. What do you think?

Before surgery

5 months post op, 56 lbs down

I agree with your friends 100%

[cindymg 629]

I agree with your friends 100%

Thank you. You are sweet.

[erp 2,016]

As I get closer to goal, I'm just now feeling like I'm looking older. Before now I definately looked better than I did pre-op. But all of it goes away with a little restalyne. :-D

[scootergirl 118]

Hmmm. I think the fullness in my face made me look older than my years but youthful because my skin was tight (from being puffed up with fat!). As I lose weight my skin is starting to deflate and hang especially in my face. I feel like I look younger because I can start to see the cheekbones, etc of my slimmer youth. If I really look younger to others I'd need to poll family and friends. So far no one has volunteered such a comment.

[vegasneon 181]

I thought I looked older for a couple of months after surgery, but my friends have convinced me that I look so much younger. What do you think?

Before surgery

5 months post op, 56 lbs down

Definately younger!!

My best friend keeps saying- your face is so different, your face is so different- I'm afraid to ask if that is good or bad!!!

[BethinPA 305]

Here are 2 before' date=' and 2 recent pics of me. I don't think I look a ton older, but I do show my age a little more now. I'm 35. I was 32 in the pirate picture, and the one with the Bob Marley statue was taken 11 months pre-op.[/quote']

I do not think you look older at all! I think you look great!

[BethinPA 305]

I am thinking about exploring fillers to give my face a more youthful look. I startle myself when I look in the mirror sometimes! I'm 46, and I think we just don't bounce back from this weight loss as we get older…

[scootergirl 118]

we just don't bounce back from this weight loss as we get older…

Amen to that! Boo hoo. Can I get in a time machine? Or at least can I get my skin into one?

[No game 14,437]

I am thinking about exploring fillers to give my face a more youthful look. I startle myself when I look in the mirror sometimes! I'm 46' date=' and I think we just don't bounce back from this weight loss as we get older…[/quote']

Let us know if it helps.

[KateMarie 15]

My plastic surgeon said it's very common for weight loss patients to come to him for a face lift, including 25 year olds. I'm hoping my face 'levels' out as I maintain my current weight.

[erp 2,016]

Let us know if it helps.

It does. Love my Botox! Going for Restalyne next week. I don't plan to get much. Just a little under the eyes and around the mouth.

[piercedqt78 658]

I do not think you look older at all! I think you look great!

Thanks, someone thought my daughter was my sister last week at the mall. When I was heavy they always thought my mother and I were sisters, we look a lot alike and my mom looks amazing for her age. No one has said that since about 3 months post-op.

[back2barb78 890]

i am fairly young' date=' (31, will turn 32 before surgery. Surgery is 11/25, my birthday is 11/13), but one of my biggest concerns is losing too much in the face before I'm at goal. I have a fairly round face and can afford to lose some of it, but I have a lot to lose and don't want to look sickly, or worse, OLD! Lol! What has been your experience? Do you recommend anything to prevent wrinkles? Pics would be appreciated. Thanks [/quote']

You can throw a bunch of factors into the mix- age, genetics, as well as the weight loss factor. How do the women in your family look? You're young! You should research some good creams out there if you want to treat- I use Serious Skin Care products and use Oil of Olay total effects anti-aging moisturizer. I started the anti-aging when I turned 35 because I started seeing the skin around my eyes change. Moisturize!

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