Honest advice about wrinkles?

[dottieautie]

So I lost a lot of weight and my ridiculously
youthful face (fat has its benefits!) has been replaced by this wrinkly old woman, especially around the mouth and chin. I know creams
arent going to help although I am fastidious with moisturisers etc and think cosmetic help is my next step. I don’t want to look young but I hate what I’m left with. I look like my granny.

i have a few questions to ask. Firstly how does one identify a safe, reliable and more importantly good person to do any work that isn’t quite at surgical level yet? Google
doesny really help and I don’t have friend let alone any who have had work done.

Secondly I’m terrified of fillers migrating and leaving me with lumps or worse looking like
Courtney cox /meg Ryan.

I’m not looking for big pornstar lips or to look as if I’d fit in at maralago just something to pull back marionette lines and the horrible wrinkles around my mouth - I think they’re called cigarette lines but never smoked as day in my life.

can someone more aufait with cosmetic procedures help advise me please?

There are facebook chats where people who are thinking of having or have had face surgery post info and photos of their progress.
I would though speak to someone who does peels - I had green peel at 35 and seriously dropped 10 years with most of those wrinkles not coming back 20 years later. Not sure where they have gone ....but yes putting on weight has probably helped

Putting on a little weight as we get older is definitely the best ‘filler’ for a plumper face. I’m also worried about getting a gaunt & wrinkly face.

When I get cosmetic procedures I go to nurses who do it on the side, or dentists (for the Botox) who do it on the side. I personally wouldn’t go to someone who was an aesthetician without the medical qualification / background.

This is why the phrase “arse or face” was invented re weight loss after a certain age. I don’t think anything sub surgical can fix wrinkles and we need to just live with the fact that we are enjoying living to an age that many don’t reach.

For finding someone trustworthy the most reliable route in the UK is looking for a medical professional, so a doctor, dentist, or nurse prescriber rather than a beautician, who is registered with a recognised regulatory body and ideally a member of the British College of Aesthetic Medicine or the Aesthetic Complications Expert group, because the migration and lumping fears you have are very real but they are almost always associated with inexperienced injectors using too much product in the wrong planes rather than the procedure itself done correctly by someone properly trained.

How old are you? Maybe it's okay to have wrinkles?

It’s very difficult without seeing someone’s skin and knowing their lifestyle to advise so I would find a registered medical professional who does this full time. Lots of people do it on the side of other jobs but that doesn’t afford enough time to keep up with all the treatments.

Microneedling can be very effective for overall plumpness
Profhilo is also good
Targeted filler can help lift but should not be over done
Botox relaxes the muscles so address things like frown lines and crows feet but not that overall gaunt look
Peels are great for the texture of skin

Only surgery will work. Sorry!

Have you lost weight rapidly? Have you been overweight for a long time? How is your diet now? These are the things worth considering before pumping yourself with fillers.

I’ve never lost a lot of weight but I have three children and my face was very round and swollen in each pregnancy. With good diet, regular sunscreen use, some face yoga and overall healthy lifestyle my skin toned up after each pregnancy (I’m over 45 and have a 1 year old by the way). I think some wrinkles are inevitable and tbh I prefer my wrinkles and sharp features than having a puffy round face and double chin.

I would have a look at some lasers and polynucleotides. Find somewhere well reviewed in your area and pop in for a chat