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I am fairly young, (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 fa

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I don't know if I look any younger, but I sure feel that way, so that's all that matters :P

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i am fairly young, (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

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I look older since I started losing weight. I see my mother staring back at me from the mirror. Bad enough I sound like her too. LOL

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I look older but agree with NMJG...I feel so much better I don't really care. I was trying to upload a before/during photo but apparently am not smart enough to do that! :-)

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I look in the mirror and see my 60 year old mother staring back at me...gives me the shivers.....

Then someone told me the other day I am a striking woman..that was nice..never saw that coming...And to top it off I was winked at twice this weekend by...should I say it good looking men...Anyway..I think it might be my perception of myself or these people are all nuts..

I think I'll go with the striking comment...works for me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :wub:

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I meant 80 year old mother....hahaha....she would have been 5 when she had me if she were 60....Striking that's the ticket!!!!!

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Here are 2 before, 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.

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Yes, I look older and I feel younger.

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That is a huge fear if mine. I notice it all the time when they loose weight

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I've been told a few times that I look younger.

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I think it's hard for people to say of themselves. However, if you look at the big thread where people post before and after or before and during pics, most of their faces look wonderful! Suddenly their eyes and smiles are bigger (no longer smooshed with the chub)! It's at least a very different look than most bypass patient's. Maybe initially there is some deflation but I think it catches up some how. I was so happily surprised when I saw how great people's faces looked!

I think the bypass patient's often look sickly and hollow due to the malabsorption.

Maybe look through the galleries up at the top and see some progressions. I can't wait to have a nice big smile and pretty eyes that you can see!

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I think it's hard for people to say of themselves. However' date=' if you look at the big thread where people post before and after or before and during pics, most of their faces look wonderful! Suddenly their eyes and smiles are bigger (no longer smooshed with the chub)! It's at least a very different look than most bypass patient's. Maybe initially there is some deflation but I think it catches up some how. I was so happily surprised when I saw how great people's faces looked!

I think the bypass patient's often look sickly and hollow due to the malabsorption.

Maybe look through the galleries up at the top and see some progressions. I can't wait to have a nice big smile and pretty eyes that you can see![/quote']

That's what I'm hoping for.

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I am just a month post op but I have seen alot of before and after pictures and videos and the people look younger and I bielive is alot for the clothes,

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I guess I'm trying to recapture the youth that I wasted being fat. That last thing I want is to be skinny and unattractive.

PS. No judging please. If I can't be honest here, where can I be.

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