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Tired of my face looking tired, 50, what can I do?

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BlossomOfOrange · 17/11/2024 12:10

Google searching suggests two possible solutions- fillers, and/or veneers to get my teeth to fill in side gaps in my smile and therefore help to unsink my cheeks. Does anyone with experience think those are good options (one or both?)? Or something else?

Any tips welcome (ideally with a rough idea of cost and how to go about it).

Some context:

  • my sleep has been interrupted for over a decade due to babies, stress, menopause probably, but get between 6-7 hours a night.
  • reasonable diet, no caffeine, avg of 1 glass of wine a week, but fair amount of crisps and chocolate, not great at drinking water.
  • sedentary job but I do some exercise eg swimming and Pilates.
  • i think I do what I can with make up.
  • keen to not spend a fortune
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Cathymaker · 12/06/2025 07:56

mrsfollowill · 18/11/2024 00:54

I'm waiting for someone to post a solution!! I'm 53, just come through peri and now look at an old lady in the mirror- I feel great again but do not look It. Not 'glam' but wouldn't mind tips to look younger.
DH is my age but Peter fucking pan Grin although his hair is now thinning! he is still younger looking and wayyy stronger than me. He does all heavy lifting although our DS is 22 and I think possibly stronger now. My face just looks saggy- I'm plump so not many wrinkles but would like to be more uplifted/get rid of the jowls.

Filler has worked for me. And believe me, I never thought I'd take that particular plunge! Found a nurse who does 'subtle' and though I doubt anyone else can tell I've had filler, I can see a dramatic improvement in my jowls, which were all I could see when having my hair done and no escaping a mirror. Now they look normal. Not totally gone but normal for my age. 63.

Cathymaker · 12/06/2025 08:05

namechanged221 · 17/11/2024 17:34

I've heard cheek fillers do a good job of lifting jowls and marionette lines

I'm considering going for that soon....

I had Botox last month for the first time and it's been good.

It's softened my frown lines and lifted my eye area a little bit.

I'm also 50

My nurse injector puts a bit of filler in my cheeks, jowl area, and chin. She defines the chin a bit to lessen the jowl effect. Totally subtle but works a treat. I chose her specifically because all of her before and after photos of her work showed just subtle improvement but my jowls are greatly improved and as I was probably the only one fixated on them, I don't think anyone else has noticed. But main thing is I can barely see them now.

Foolsgold74 · 12/06/2025 08:11

blueshoes · 18/11/2024 01:02

Only a face lift can get rid of jowls and skin laxity that comes with age.

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Agree. Anything else is just tinkering round the edges. You want an excellent dr too for this and youre looking at £50k plus now. Nothing really works. If you do something to your face, what about your neck, hands, decolletage. Post 50 is where ageing really starts to kick in and there's no going back. The richest people in the world haven't managed to turn back the clock. In photos maybe but not irl.

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