botiox

Anybody have botiox, fillers, etc?  I look pretty good, but my face is terrible.  I have had a TT and BL with implants.  I do not want a face lift. 

Ruby
RNY  3/2005
262/125/135
hi/lo/today
5'1"
66 years old

nope . just for the record I think fillers look terrible. I have yet to see a good job with them ... I have seen many TERRIBLE jobs with them and alot of so so ones where Ure afraid the person's overfilled and overtightened face is going to fall off ( like Joan Rivers ) . In a sense she looks great ....but I woudln't say she looks young ... or hot . And then U RISK coming out looking like poor Suzanne Somers .... or Priscilla Presley .....

I know chix in their sixties whove never had anything done who dont wear makeup who look AMAZING and beautiful ....

I guess its a matter of taste ... but I think fillers look grotesque no matter how well theyre handled .

Personally I would absolutely have the face lift and a neck lift if I needed work done .. and seriously think about blepharoplasty which is opening up the eyes which generally close up due to swelling as people get older . All a face lift is is a slight tightening of the underlying muscles and repositioning of the skin above them .... the results can be gorgeous and truly turn back the clock while keeping Ur own bone structure and facial contour .

Thanks for your comment.  It has given me something to think about.
Ruby

That's interesting because I see so many actresses on tv and think "what the hell have they done to their face?" and then realize they've had a face lift.

I want to get one but I'm afraid to turn out like that.

Me, too.  Thought that Botiox was temporary and if I did not like it was go away in time.  PS is permanent.  I might consider an eye job, but I do not want to look fake. 
   
Ruby

No PS here.  I'm just going to live with what I end up with.

 I agree on fillers. Too many people look fake and I have never seen ANY good lip job. My friends and I call it trout mouth. I agree with Ava, that a good eye lift can make a difference. I think it's removing the fat pads that form under the eyes and tightening drooping lids. 

I can't foresee doing any face work for myself. I have gone from double chins to a turkey wattle, but I kind of like it. I want a tummy tuck, but doubt it will be covered. I have a pretty meager plastic surgery fund started, but plan to keep putting away any extra money that comes my way.

Hi Ruby! My best friend and I both do botox and fillers. We love it! Just start out conservatively example: we both get 50 units of botox spread out over several areas like crows feet, forehead, between the eyebrows. With Restylane we get 1 syringe in nasiolabel folds, no lips.  I think people you see on TV are using several syringes of filler at one time and alot in their lips to give them the "trout pout." I will still have some movement in my eyebrows and forehead. Keep in mind that if you don't go in and have touch ups every 3 to 4 months that it will eventually go away. I have not had the funds in about a year to go in and I look like I have never had anything done right now. Also the first time you go the results won't be as noticeable as they will be after the second time ( if you make sure you go back in 3 to 4 months.) Hope this helps!

Thanks for the reply.  I keep looking at my face and think, 'Gee how did this happen to, me?'  My body, with clothes on, looks good, but after losing the weight, my face is pretty bad.

Ruby

RNY 2/2005
262/125/133
hi/lo/today

 I guess everyone has different opinions about this.  I had Restalyne several years ago in my nasal labial folds.  They had gotten sooooo deep, i called them "my Jessie lines" after the stress raising my bipolar daughter had caused. Couldn't have been happier.   I had fillers under my eyes, too and liked the results as well.  Wasn't as pleased with the little lines since they don't fill those-instead they use laser treatments.  Didn't seem to work as well, but got rid of lots of brown spots.

I will be going for more fill and some laser work when i lose a little more weight.  I don't like the look of wrinkled skin, at least not on me!