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Fat or bloating/skin laxity?

Kovandy
Kovandy Posts: 7 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Hello everyone, my name is andy, and im trying to understand what is going on on my cheeks.
They look puffy, but they are not fat (i think) if i press against them, it feel like a sponge, and i'm not sure if it's fat or bloating/skin laxity.
Before i lost weight my cheeks were fat, and "solid"
how can i tell if its fat or not?
thank you guys


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  • MelaniaTrump
    MelaniaTrump Posts: 2,694 Member
    edited February 2016
    Could be a bunch of things. A food allergy, too much sodium, hives, a reaction to a high caff drink, even your genes.
    Start tracking your daily sodium as a start.
  • RuNaRoUnDaFiEld
    RuNaRoUnDaFiEld Posts: 5,864 Member
    It just looks normal to me.
  • Kovandy
    Kovandy Posts: 7 Member
    the problem is that i look like this since dicember.
    I really don'w know the cause.
    does fat look like this?
  • chandanista
    chandanista Posts: 986 Member
    It looks normal to me....
  • rainbowbow
    rainbowbow Posts: 7,490 Member
    It could also be a symptom of hypothyroidism if it comes on intermittently.

    Here's my face with hypothyroidism. This happens every few months.

    IMG_1434_zpso096ww1s.jpg
    IMG_1075_zpsdcda7d6d.jpg
  • Kovandy
    Kovandy Posts: 7 Member
    rainbowbow wrote: »
    It could also be a symptom of hypothyroidism if it comes on intermittently.

    Here's my face with hypothyroidism. This happens every few months.

    IMG_1434_zpso096ww1s.jpg
    IMG_1075_zpsdcda7d6d.jpg

    And how much does the "swelling" usually last?

    i checked online the symptoms and i may have hypothyroidism
  • rainbowbow
    rainbowbow Posts: 7,490 Member
    Kovandy wrote: »
    rainbowbow wrote: »
    It could also be a symptom of hypothyroidism if it comes on intermittently.

    Here's my face with hypothyroidism. This happens every few months.

    IMG_1434_zpso096ww1s.jpg
    IMG_1075_zpsdcda7d6d.jpg

    And how much does the "swelling" usually last?

    i checked online the symptoms and i may have hypothyroidism

    Atleast 3 days, sometimes longer. :(
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