What do you think of your skinny face?

I saw a post about this on the main board a while back and it made me curious.  A lot of us, on this board especially, have been obese our entire lives.  Most of us didn't have a skinny time and then have babies or something and gain 100 lbs - most of us were the fat kids and teenagers.  We didn't ever look in the mirror and not see a chubby face.  Not everyone of course, but that is certainly my story.  I have NO IDEA how my face will look thin.  Were any of you surprised with how you looked?  Were you happy or displeased?  (A lot of people on the main board said they were having a hard time getting used to their new face, or their huge nose that didn't look as big on a fat face, or whatever...) I am already kind of surprised, I still have a double chin somewhat, but I can see my real chin... and its a pathetic little pointy thing.  I would love a nice strong chin, but nope, I am not so blessed.  And if you were thin as an adult and then gained the weight, did you identify more with you skinny face or your heavy one? 

I was/am very happy.  After being very heavy ok lets just say it - super morbidly obese for over 20 years I thought I'd have lots of hangy skin, but I don't, I have cheekbones and a chin and neck now, it still amazes me every time I look in a mirror or see a picture of myself!  I swear I've been blessed for some reason! Awhile back I showed someone my before picture, he looked and me and said "My Goodnes s you look like you were engulfed in fat!" I was I told him ... I was. I can't remember looking in the mirror and seeing me as fat as I once was. I never ever saw myself as I do now when I look at my before picture. Sad, but one of the reasons I allowed myself to get so fat ... I didn't see it.

You do look great Jan, especially in the face! I also never "saw it" in the mirror.  I would be shocked when I looked at a picture because I didn't think I really looked like that.  I saw the good things when I looked in the mirror, and was completely oblivious to the full effect.  But I would get little moments of shock - reflections in glass when I was walking next to a skinny person, or especially pictures.  I would be shocked and ashamed, but then quickly back to oblivious.  It was probably my way of dealing with a lot of complicated feelings. 

Great question! I've had more comments on the difference in my face, especially from my family. At one point my mom was a little freaked out that i was too skinny, all because of how my face looked. I just hadn't grown into it at that time. I admit I am surprised by how I look - I figured I would still have the same overall look like the rest of my family. But instead I look completely different. No one in my family had a weight problem like I did but we all had the same, round face. Now I don't look like any of them. Do I mind? Nope, I love how I look! I like that my face is very defined and thin. It was hard to get use to but I really like it.

My face hasn't been this thin since my mis twenties.  I went through two "who is that lady in the mirror" moments.  The first time it was like looking at my mother for a while.  Around six moths later, my face had firmed up and it was like looking at a stranger, because naturally I don't look as young as I did at 25.  The neat thing is I look younger than I did when I was SMO.  I am very pleased because my features were obscured by my overweight face.  Loris

My face is probably the thinnest it has ever been -- what startles me more than the thin face is the fact that I can see my collarbone.  I have never, ever, seen my collarbone until I had WLS. My smallest size as an adult was a junior 13 (which I'm sure they don't even make any more), and I weighed around 160 lbs then.  I am more surprised by the fact that I actually have a figure now.  I'm curious to see what kind of figure I actually have under this extra skin.  When I win the Powerball, I plan to have a lower body lift. Or, maybe just have them grab my scalp, pull until everything is tight, then snip!  Kix

I have been "chubby" all my adult life except for a very brief few months when I was 20y and got down to 142lbs.  It won't matter how far down I get this time.....my face will never look 20y again! Looking at my face now, I'd say I've pretty much lost the third chin, at least under the skin.  Unfortuntely, the skin hasn't shrunk much and it's looking more and more like a turkey neck.  Nope, I'll never be 20y again but I am feeling better every day and that is what I went through this for. Oh well, at least I will be able to hide the body under nice clothes....I can't wait!

I wear glasses and at first when looking in the mirror I didn't notice a difference. However, my glasses kept falling off my face or sliding off of my nose. I still see me when I look in the mirror. Except without the extra chin and cheeks. I have a turkey neck from the double chin that I hate. But I love the fact that my cheeks don't cover my eyes when I smile.

About 15 years ago, I had lost down into my current weight range, so I had some idea what my face would look like after losing.  The interesting thing for me is that, before surgery, I didn't really see my "fat face" when I looked in the mirror.  I see it now when I look at pre-op pictures of myself though...   As for liking my "skinny" face, well, it's okay.  I've got a medium-size turkey wattle, which I'd love to get rid of some day with plastics, but that's on the bottom of the wish list.  I've got a cute nose, which is a blessing since I come from a family of folks with seriously large schnozzes.  And for a 40-something, I'm remarkably unwrinkled as of yet (I'm fair-skinned and have avoided serious doses of sun most of my lift).   I do enjoy being able to see my collar bones - who knew those were in there???  And I had to have sometime tell me what the proper name for my sternal notch, which I was fondly referring to as my divot.  I don't ever recall having had a sternal notch before!   Good post Jen - Kellie

I always hated my fat face...many overweight people have average faces (one of my daughters is like that) so in pix...if its above the chest, you wouldn't know she was heavy. Me....it was always right there...3 chins and all! LOL  I am please to see that I have cheekbones now and my eyes are not so puffy because of chubby cheeks making them appear smaller.  I have noticed some wrinkles in my lower *****not sure if its stretch marks relaxed or what!) LOL  But......if I was 20 years younger, I might be more critical of my face and wanting perfection....but right now I am more concerned with the lower abdomen and spare tire around the waist not "melting" fast enough. Aren't we impatient! LOL  And the boobs....I should have been careful what I wished for.  My daughter who had the surgery 2 yrs ago warned me they'd turn into "tube socks"....OMG  she was soooooooooooooo right!   I don't see plastics in my future...not at my age. I'll just be a frequent shopper at Victoria's Secret!  But after all is said & done....I wasn't looking for the killer bod anyway...just to be healthy so I focus on that and laugh at the rest.  HUGS to all.  Jeanine