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When you lose over 100 pounds, there is a good chance you will see it in your face. I am 38 years old and have lost over 150 pounds. I do look older now and am trying to do what I can with retinoids and facial (chemical peels). Since I did lose my weight rather quickly, I am hoping that my deflated cheeks look a little better with time. I am mostly bothered with my parentheses lines, which were never there before. Plus, I tend to look a little more tired.

Will this happen to everyone that loses a large amount of weight? No, probably not. It depends on age, how much weight lost, genetics, and how quickly you lost your weight. Anyone else notice this? Lucky you if you still look like you did when you were a teenager. I'm wanting to hear from those that have also experienced an aging face and what they are doing about it.

This is only a minor setback. I would still have the surgery if I knew this was going to happen afterwards. At least my body feels 15 years younger.

Has anyone tried those wraps? the ones for sagging skin? Do they work?

I have tried the wraps and didn't think they helped. I do botox and fillers. Works like a charm. Everyone now tells me I look 10 years younger because of the weight loss....haha no one needs to know about the rest. And I only lost 50 lbs and could see the lines and sunken eyes.

~LA

I'm 29 and have lost quite a bit of weight. My husband doesn't believe me but I feel like I look older. Mostly people say I look great, younger but I notice it when I look closer and in photos. I was 248, now 122

I have heard that Rodan + Fields can really help that....I just started losing so I can't say firsthand, but the folks I know that use it regularly look SO much younger. I wanna become a consultant someday when I have the extra money to get started....my dream - to be healthy & loving myself. ????

I am newly sleeved so can't comment on personal experience but one of my co-workers is a Rodan & Fields consultant and sells the product to many people. I have to say, the ones I know and have known for a while look really good. The products they are using really are making a difference, not to mention she is an older woman and her skin looks great. It has definitely caught my attention!

Possible note to self about this Rodan & Fields product!

I already do feel like I look older and can see it a bit in my neck.

But I still have a lot to lose and I'm also on a medication that changes the shape of your face. (And it has for me. When I weighed this weight in the past - I had a skinny long face and I don't this time. It's smaller, yes but my cheekbones are still hiding and I have jowls! Nobody agrees with me on this but I swear I do!)

@@vsghealthymom,

You mentioned that you are now down in your 120's and I think that is when I really noticed looking older. Once I got to around 125 (I'm usually 124-127), I noticed more of a sunken in look. Would gaining weight really help the problem? I think gaining even a few pounds at this point would very hard for me to do mentally. I'm going to wait it out and see if time helps the problem some.

@@WL WARRIOR

Have you tried a really good dermatologist? One with an esthetician on staff? The derm and a medical grade/train esthetician could help you a lot, at least to the point where you can decide if you need something more drastic. I would give that a try for a few months.

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I am 51 and lost 150#, people tell me my before pix look like mother to my current pix. Look at my profile. I am going to get fat transfer as I have lost upper cheek fullness.

@@OutsideMatchInside,

I do have a dermatologist, but there is no one on staff there that is qualified to do fillers or lasers. My insurance wouldn't cover it anyhow. It's still probably something I will look into once I hit 40.

I am planning to do a Fraxel " Repair" laser on my face neck décolletage and my tummy when I get my bonus next year to help firm things up. Fraxel repair goes deeper (1.6mm) than traditional Graceland lasers. It will NOT be as good as plastic surgery but I figure that if I do it once a year at bonus time within like 5-10 years I should be looking good. My mom is 68 and she had the surgery about 8 years ago and I see that she has saggy skin in the same places that I'm worried about. Hats off to those that do plastics and maybe almost a year from now I will change my mind, but at this point I wish to avoid anymore surgery if I can. Thrilled as hell with this one but I just don't like that weak feeling for weeks afterward when on limited activity. I want to kick butt all the time;-)

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Tell me about this. What can one expect?

I just got the face fat transfer, I thought I was okay before, but that fullness in the upper cheeks really helps. I am 51.

Don't be so hard on yourself! Look at all obstacles you've overcome and celebrate your success!