How vain are you?

What picture??? I have a double chin....sigh. But, my face skin is in good condition and I look younger which I attribute to the excess weight I carry. I just turned 56

Also on Metformin now and glad of that, too!

Ariom, I think what I'll do is have DH take a picture of me the day before surgery. Then when I'm all healed up and not swollen anymore, I'll take another picture then post both (before and after). 

Yeah, it is frustrating, but I'll be 66 in October, so the aging issue is something I now have to deal with big time. Being an admitted vain person, I'm just doing what comes "naturally!" 

I though my "old lady" neck was partly from being cachetic when I was so sick, but it didn't go away, so I guess the neck goes when the estrogen does.

Btw, Ariom, you also look totally awesome at 60! I think we "old" ladies need to set a new standard for what's hot, lol!

Melissa, that's got to be tough at your age. 

I will be 58 in a few months and have noticed some crepey appearance of the skin on my neck. Don't know if anyone else notices yet. I have no idea of what I might do down the road, but I will never say never. The only thing that puts me off about getting work done is possibly looking ridiculous like some movie stars. I guess I just want to look the best I can for whatever my age. Right now,I'm feeling good about  my appearance. I confess to getting a little thrill when people are surprised that I'm a grandmother and have a 30 year old dd. 

I am getting the crepey skin in the crook of my elbow, which is sort of weird. Either way, it is definitely a side effect of estrogen-deprivation.

As far as plastic surgery, I am toying with getting a my stomach lifted. It is flat, so I do not need a full tuck, but the skin is horrible from having had a large baby, just awful. 

YorkieMom,  Your surgeon is wise about the balance between your unhappiness with the changes you see and the fear of surgery.  Something has to tip that balance.  I'm pretty sure I'm going to get there..just too close to finishing BC treatment for me and I want to be fit, so that is what I am focusing on right now.  (And growing hair.  LOL)

I think I look OK for my age.  I still have an hourglass figure, tall and leggy.   My neck issue has to do with my weak chin....always had a weak chin and never fixed it.  Fast forward 30 years and it has sadly exaggerated my "wattle". 

Can't wait to see your before/after pictures!!!  I say hats off to all of us who fight the aging process in whatever way we can. 

Selena, where the heck are you hiding your "wattle"???  You are lovely, with a nice sassy smile that anyone would notice first and foremost. 

MsP

Thank you MsP! She must have been about 21 in that picture, and my aunt about 23. She married my dad after the war. They were both on the G.I. bill and met in a university accounting class. She must have been about 24 at that point. They were married 8 months later, and the following year I arrived.

I don`t think ONE (or two) surgeries would make us look like a movie star who over did it. I think it would just make us look rested and fresh. I always knew I would want to get my eyes lifted (VERY deep set eyes) and my breasts perked up. Got the breasts done free both times, first a reduction and then the masts. As for my eyes, it would only be free if they affected my vision and I am a long way from that. I had a girlfriend get a face lift about 8 years ago and she just looks fresh. She needed it badly as she had NO fat in her system and looked like a prune! I was worried about losing too much weight as well, but feel a bit better from your comment Blessings, thanks for that. 

Momine I have loose skin and inch-wide stretch marks from my kids!! My sister had a tummy tuck and then remarried and had two more kids!!! I look better with a bit of weight on my belly as it fills out the loose sac of skin some-what. When I lose too much weight it looks like a balloon with no air in it. So you don`t really need a tuck, do you? Wouldn`t it be more of just removing excess skin? That wouldn`t be too invasive....

Yorkie, you`ve really wrapped your head around your needs and that seems very healthy! I`m glad the surgeon is supporting your decision. You seem to be doing it for all the right reasons. The older we get the harder it is to recover, so now or never! Can`t wait to see the before and after pics, too!!! My girlfriends wrinkles were all ironed out with her lift. For me it`s the neck WATTLE (Selena, i agree, you don`t seem to have a wattle, maybe you see a pudgy area, but we don`t) and the fact that my upper lids are starting to sag. Funny, I don`t feel the need for breasts, but do feel the need to keep myself groomed. We pick our battles.

You certainly would not want to gain weight to fix the problem!! Have you looked into the procedure at all, Momine? I`d love to lose enough weight to get it done.

Barbe, not yet, other than google research. But I do have the name of a good plastics guy, after asking around.