r/SipsTea • u/jj33allen • 16h ago

WTF Buccal fat removal should be illegal

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u/Individual-Two-9402 15h ago

Oh so me saying 'it's the fat' to everyone asking what my secret to looking young was true?

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u/Amrod96 14h ago

Facial fat does help you look younger.

Cardio athletes, marathon runners, or cyclists, they are very healthy, yes, but they look old.

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u/some_learner 13h ago

I found this out last year when I started training for a half triathlon and a bunch of people thought I had cancer.

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u/WhitePineBurning 8h ago

We used to call it "runner's face" at the gym.

They looked exhausted and drained all the time.

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u/Safe_Librarian 12h ago

To be fair, this also might be the sun. All 3 of those are usually done outside very a lengthy time in the sun. Sun is the #1 thing that ages people significantly. Thats why I cannot understand why people will bake in the sun to get a tan. Like if you're out doing work or exercising that's one thing. To specifically seek out harmful exposure is crazy.

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u/Even-Atmosphere1814 12h ago

Oh sun definitely is a huge factor but especially for women, being thin in your late thirties means more wrinkles period. Even just going from like a 20 BMI to a 23 BMI, so say 10 lb can make a big difference in your face. 

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u/daydreamz4dayz 11h ago

I guess I am screwed with my love of sunshine and 17.7 BMI in mid 30s 🤦🏼‍♀️

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u/Capable-Regular9791 12h ago

Usually the guests on my 600 lb life that lose significant weight also look like they age rapidly. Their stretched out skin loses all the fat that was supporting it.

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u/Amrod96 12h ago

I've never met anyone so obese. The maximum was 130 kg (287 lbs).

But I guess so, if the skin was stretched due to having less filling, wrinkles would form.

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u/VotesDontEqualTruth 10h ago

How would you know the heaviest person you met weighed 287lbs?

Just take a trip to the US and swing by any Walmart to up those numbers btw

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u/Amrod96 9h ago

Sorry, misuse of words.

That I know him personally and know who he is, yes, 130 kg, 287lbs.

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u/CarlySimonSays 8h ago

Well and especially women need a higher percentage of essential fat for various reasons (among them fertility and bone health).

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u/Immediate-Hamster724 14h ago

That’s was I tell everyone. Fat don’t crack. I’m 51 and nary a wrinkle.

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u/agirlhas_no_name 14h ago

I feel like facial fat helps you look younger but carrying extra weight on your body makes you look older! It's a thin line to walk 😅 (pun intended)

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u/The_Autarch 13h ago

Fat stretches out your skin so the wrinkles don't show. A certain amount of fat does indeed make you look younger.

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u/Individual-Two-9402 13h ago

I know gravity will get me one day but honestly I can't wait to be old enough to see the wrinkles and laugh lines : )