Nasolabial lines

derocas · December 23, 2008

Has anyone out there experienced the "tired face" after being banded? I was banded in December of 2004 and I am very happy with my size. I have a lot of extra skin but clothes hide it well. What I can't hide are my deep nasolabial lines in my face. I'm only 32 but I feel these lines make me look older. My husband says I'm crazy but I do see it. Plastic surgery is out of my budget. I've been looking into fillers such as Juvederm and Restylane. I'm even considering making an appointment with someone to check out my options. Has anyone else gone through this?:thumbup:

Jachut · December 23, 2008

I have quite deep ones, and my undereye dark circles are also worse since losing weight. But I'm 41. I just dont worry about it, we're all going to get old sometime and I dont like the look of faces too "done".

I really cant see the point in things like fillers, as they dont last. I dont have the budget for it either, I'm far more interested in educating my children, and the money goes to school fees. I'm not much of a make up wearer either, but I do wear foundation every day now, it definitely helps.

Overall, I definitely look better and younger than I did so I'm sticking with that.

I think there's a bit of a danger time with losing a lot of weight when you become absolutely obsessed with every physical detail of yourself, and I think its also easy to transfer a bit of your weight angst to other parts of your body. But I think its best to allow yourself time to get over it and THEN decide if there's things you want to do. I know I'll definitely get a boob job but I've definitely gotten over the face issues, and am used to my new face. That's not to say I dont think there's things that will need a bit of attentin by the time I"m 50 but there was a time there where I might have turned myself into Donatella Versace!

Dr. Schulman · December 28, 2008

Has anyone out there experienced the "tired face" after being banded? I was banded in December of 2004 and I am very happy with my size. I have a lot of extra skin but clothes hide it well. What I can't hide are my deep nasolabial lines in my face. I'm only 32 but I feel these lines make me look older. My husband says I'm crazy but I do see it. Plastic surgery is out of my budget. I've been looking into fillers such as Juvederm and Restylane. I'm even considering making an appointment with someone to check out my options. Has anyone else gone through this?:tongue_smilie:

This is very common! You lose weight from your face, as well as your body. The result can be lines, sunken cheeks, or a "tired appearance" that you complain of. There are many fillers that can help you. Some of the newer ones last a year or more. If this really bothers you, you should make an appointment with a PS experienced in non-surgical facail rejuvenation. These fillers can be done for a fraction of the price of surgery.

kareyquilts · January 10, 2009

I've had juvaderm in my nasolabia folds and found it very satisfactory. It's not been quite a year yet and they still look good. If you decide to do it, make sure you go off of Vitamin E, aspirin, fish oil etc for 10 days. I didn't do this and bruised quite badly. When I had my lips touched up, I did do this and the bruising was much lighter. If you go to someone who is experienced with this, I'm sure you'll be pleased with the results!