Facial fat–anyone able to get rid of it?
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Sue, what Janice said. I’m 56, and my cheekbones have come back, and the fat pads over my jaw are almost gone, all with no wrinkly damage. One chin has gone, and I do have loose skin at the neck, but so do most women our age. To me, Janice’s advice is sound. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -Sue, I’m over 50. I never feel that I have a lot of fat on my face, but comparison of before and after photos on other occasions have shown what a difference there is in my face after losing quite a bit of weight. I don’t think anyone can say what any individual’s experience will be, but I would give it time to settle and your body to "grow" into its slimmer weight before contemplating any drastic remedies! J I have fat under my eyes and my neck sags, partly from age and partly from being overweight. Will losing weight make any difference? Has anyone who is past age fifty had any experience with this? I am debating whether to try liposuction or surgery but I don’t want to if this might go away on its own. Thanks for any information you can share. Sue
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Sue, I’m over 50. I never feel that I have a lot of fat on my face, but comparison of before and after photos on other occasions have shown what a difference there is in my face after losing quite a bit of weight. I don’t think anyone can say what any individual’s experience will be, but I would give it time to settle and your body to "grow" into its slimmer weight before contemplating any drastic remedies! J 233/190/136 – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I have fat under my eyes and my neck sags, partly from age and partly from being overweight. Will losing weight make any difference? Has anyone who is past age fifty had any experience with this? I am debating whether to try liposuction or surgery but I don’t want to if this might go away on its own. Thanks for any information you can share. Sue 198/193/190 for now
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dear sue, i had alot of facial fat while at my highest weight, and now it is slimming down nicely! i am 50! — rosie I was recently on a tour of Latin America, and the only regret I have was that I didn’t study Latin harder in school so I could converse with those people – Former U.S. Vice-President Dan Quayle – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I have fat under my eyes and my neck sags, partly from age and partly from being overweight. Will losing weight make any difference? Has anyone who is past age fifty had any experience with this? I am debating whether to try liposuction or surgery but I don’t want to if this might go away on its own. Thanks for any information you can share. Sue 198/193/190 for now
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I have fat under my eyes and my neck sags, partly from age and partly from being overweight. Will losing weight make any difference? Has anyone who is past age fifty had any experience with this? I am debating whether to try liposuction or surgery but I don’t want to if this might go away on its own. Thanks for any information you can share. Sue 198/193/190 for now
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well I am only 22, however when I gained weight, I gained a huge double chin. Since I have been working out and lost 15lbs, I have noticed the biggest difference in my chin and my legs. My double chin is almost completely gone, and my legs have slimmed up a bit!! Luvbug ICQ: 32503606 AOL: Kandvob Earn 50 cents an hour surfing the web… Find out how! Visit http://www.alladvantage.com/go.asp?refid=AMS543 Get paid to surf the web! http://www.utopiad.com/member/getPaid?refId=14449 – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I have fat under my eyes and my neck sags, partly from age and partly from being overweight. Will losing weight make any difference? Has anyone who is past age fifty had any experience with this? I am debating whether to try liposuction or surgery but I don’t want to if this might go away on its own. Thanks for any information you can share. Sue 198/193/190 for now
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The ideal neckline is a 90 degree angle on straight forward gaze with a visible jawline & no excess hanging skin or fat. The neck should have a smooth surface contour without horizontal skin folds or vertically visible muscle margins. The skin should be supple not stretched tight or hard. The treatment for deviations from this ideal depends on the cause of the deviation. The ideal candidate for liposuction is some who has good skin tone, most of the fat in the neck between the skin & underlying muscle rather than under the platysma muscle of the neck, little or no neck muscle laxity & appropriately proportioned/prominent jaw bone & chin. The result is less dependent on the amount of fat removed than on how much that fat contributes to the preoperative appearance vs. lax musculature, recessed jaw bone etc. One good way to tell is to grab the neck skin & fat between your fingers while biting down & gritting your teeth. This tightens the neck muscles & gives the trained eye an idea of muscle laxity, fat location…. However, even the most experienced eye sometimes has trouble with this assessment manuever for example when a lot of neck fat is present or when the muscles are extremely lax. The treatment for very prominent or lax muscles & very lax skin is a facelift procedure. The name is a bit of a misnomer as the neck is affected more than the face. This allows removal of excess skin & tightening of the muscles when needed. The surgical approach varies slightly depending on sex, age, other physical factors, etc.. The treatment for recessed jaw bones is dependent on the severity of recession & dental alignment. If the teeth are aligned properly & recession is not great an implant can be placed via an intraoral approach to make the jaw bone &/or chin more prominent. In the process the neck profile assumes more of a 90 degree angle in appropriate candidates. In a minority of patients the neck can be treated by liposuction & surgical tightening of the neck muscle alone. This results in a quicker recovery time with lesser chance of complications than the classical facelift procedure. A recent newsmagazine with some generally respected television journalists espoused a new technique where neck liposuction is performed followed by laser of the undersurface of the skin. The claimed benefits were less extensive surgery & a weekend facelift. This is potentially a very dangerous procedure & should not be undertaken. Any properly trained plastic surgeon will know that burns & other skin trauma that does not involve the deeper layers of the skin (dermis) heals best with little or no scar. If the surgeon uses primarily liposuction & then minimal laser the complications are less likely but the laser is then a scam to bring in patients. If the laser is used as described problems are sure to arise. — Best wishes Aaron Stone MD Aesthetic & Reconstructive Plastic Surgery 2080 Century Park East, Suite 1110 Century City Los Angeles, CA 90067 (310)843-9021 FAX(310)277-6510 http://www.aaronstonemd.com ICQ #19116074 Accept no substitutes, demand a Plastic Surgeon certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery for your cosmetic & reconstructive Plastic Surgery needs! – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – dear sue, i had alot of facial fat while at my highest weight, and now it is slimming down nicely! i am 50! — rosie I was recently on a tour of Latin America, and the only regret I have was that I didn’t study Latin harder in school so I could converse with those people – Former U.S. Vice-President Dan Quayle I have fat under my eyes and my neck sags, partly from age and partly from being overweight. Will losing weight make any difference? Has anyone who is past age fifty had any experience with this? I am debating whether to try liposuction or surgery but I don’t want to if this might go away on its own. Thanks for any information you can share. Sue 198/193/190 for now
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Sue, My chin and it’s friends were one of my biggest worries. When I see folks I haven’t seen in a while, the first thing they notice is the difference in my face. I see a big difference there too. BTW- I’m 39 and about 13 yrs. overweight. — Mama "Princess of Tuna" within the royal family. 197/170/150 mini goal. Fellow Crawler {
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