Alright, today we’re talking about diet and facelift. You might ask, what does diet have to do with a facelift? Actually, it’s very important. You should know that our face contains fat compartments, which are areas of the face that hold fat tissue, both deep in the very deep layers of our face and superficial. This is why diet and facelift are closely connected. When we lose weight, these fat compartments decrease, and our face loses structure, causing it to sag. This is the reason why, when we want to rejuvenate, even without a facelift, by using regenerative techniques, we work to restore these compartments to achieve a lifting effect. But even when there is skin laxity, it’s crucial to restore these fat compartments, so even in a skin facelift or endoscopic facelift, it’s important to restore them.
Often, my patients tell me that they’re a few pounds overweight and plan to diet after the facelift. Wrong! You should diet before the facelift, because if you lose weight after the facelift, including tissue repositioning or endoscopic lifting, and then lose four, five, or six kilos, these fat compartments reduce and the face sags again. So, what’s the right approach? First, if you have some weight to lose, lose those kilos first and then undergo surgery. In this case, the surgeon repositions the tissues and subsequently restores the compartments through regenerative therapy like Setfiller. And if you gain a little weight afterward, no problem, the facelift won’t suffer. But if you lose five or six kilos after a facelift, whether it’s a skin or endoscopic facelift, you will lose some of the results. So remember: diet before the facelift, never after the facelift.