In 2014, Simone Anderson, 25, embarked on a weight loss mission after weighing in at 169 kilograms (372 lbs).
The determined Auckland-based woman decided to have Gastric Sleeve surgery two months later and within 12 months had shed a whopping 92 kilograms (202 lbs).
And now, after surgeries to remove her excess skin and countless hours in the gym, the inspirational Instagram star has had facial fillers to tighten the ‘loose skin’ on her face.
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Before and after: Simone Anderson, 25, recently got facial fillers (pictured left before them and right after) to tighten the loose skin she was left with after losing 92 kilograms
Amazing effort: The determined Auckland-based woman decided to have Gastric Sleeve surgery in late 2014 and within 12 months had shed a whopping 92 kilograms (202 lbs)
‘At the start of this week I went to the amazing team at @caci_nz and had facial fillers,’ she wrote on Instagram.
‘After losing 92kg I am covered in lose [sic] skin and one place that I don’t think many people would even think it would occur is the face.
‘My cheeks sagged leaving me with big indent lines around my nose to mouth which is also something that can happen as you age and your skin loses the elasticity.’
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Making a change: ‘At the start of this week I went to the amazing team at @caci_nz and had facial fillers,’ she wrote on Instagram
Doing it for herself: ‘After losing 92kg I am covered in lose [sic] skin and one place that I don’t think many people would even think it would occur is the face,’ she said
Ms Anderson vlogged her experience on her YouTube channel to share with others what it’s really like.
‘They [the lines] don’t hugely worry me but I know that if I get just a little bit of filler in here its just going to soften those up and actually make me look younger,’ she said.
Ms Anderson met with a skin expert at the clinic who explained that they would be injecting fillers into her creases and at the top of her cheek bones to soften the areas she was concerned about.
Immediately afterwards, Ms Anderson was already thrilled and three days later she was completely healed.
Stunning: ‘They don’t hugely worry me but I know that if I get just a little bit of filler in here its just going to soften those up and make me look younger,’ she said (pictured after)
Thrilled: Ms Anderson met with a skin expert at the clinic who explained that they would be injecting fillers into her creases and at the top of her cheek bones
Striking: ‘Even after a full week of posting close up selfies all over social media not a single person commented, which obviously means they look very natural,’ she said, pleased
‘It has been three days since I’ve had it done and I’ve got to say the recovery was super simple and super easy,’ she said at the end of her video.
‘The next morning I went to wipe my face and it was really sore and tender but it wasn’t bad at all, could deal with that not a problem.
‘I’m so happy with the results I think it looks phenomenal.’
Ms Anderson said she ‘could not be happier’ but that she would need to return every 18 months to top up the filler.
‘The best part, even after a full week of posting close up selfies all over social media not a single person commented, which obviously means they look very natural which is of course what I wanted,’ she said on social media.
Barely recognisable: Ms Anderson, who decided to undergo a nine-hour surgery to remove her excess skin in late 2015, shared an 88 week update on Instagram (right)
Working hard: Since posting the update, she has also shared a number of glamorous selfies – the blonde beauty now radiating confidence and a healthy glow
Constantly focused: ‘Photos are the only way I can judge progress on myself as my mind is constantly telling me I am making no progress,’ she wrote on a workout photo
In May, Ms Anderson shared an 88 week update with her followers on her weight loss mission.
‘I have completely changed my lifestyle, diet and exercise. I am thirty three weeks post opp abdominoplasty, bra line back lift, breast lift augmentation,’ the proud make up artist wrote on Instagram.
‘Basically most of my lose skin has been removed apart from that on my upper thighs and bottom.’
Since posting the update, she has also shared a number of glamorous selfies – the blonde beauty now radiating confidence and a healthy glow.
From size 30 to size 12: ‘I love that even at the start of my journey at 169kg I was comfortable sharing a photo in my togs!’ She said
Inspiration: Ms Anderson regularly shares glamorous photos of herself with followers
‘The human body is incredible that’s for sure, the places it has taken me, the huge changes it has witnessed and how much it continues to change still blows my mind,’ she wrote next to a comparison snap of herself wearing underwear.
She also admitted that body weight exercises continue to be a struggle for her since her skin removal surgery but that she would continue to persist with them in the hope of seeing further changes in her body.
Since first starting her weight loss journey, Ms Anderson has earned over 196,000 followers and regularly shares inspiring words of advice, her workout regime and her diet choices with them.
Glam: Ms Anderson has gained thousands of followers who are inspired by her snaps
‘The human body is incredible that’s for sure’: ‘How much it continues to change still blows my mind,’ she wrote next to a comparison snap of herself wearing underwear
Determined: ‘I have completely changed my lifestyle, diet and exercise. I am thirty three weeks post opp abdominoplasty, bra line back lift, breast lift augmentation,’ the proud make up artist wrote on Instagram
Just six days after her surgery Ms Anderson also appeared on Tyra Banks’ new daytime TV show, FABLife, to show off her new body, revealing that while she was feeling ‘a bit tender’ she was thrilled with her new body.
She also addressed the pressure she felt, working in the beauty industry, to always look perfect – and to conform to society’s views about the ideal look.
‘I definitely felt that pressure, you’re around beauty 24/7 and you’re seeing these gorgeous, stick-thin models so it was always something that was in the back of your mind,’ she explained.
Ms Anderson’s feedback wasn’t all positive, however, with some people claiming that she couldn’t possibly have lost all the weight because she didn’t seem to have any excess skin in her early pictures.
Staying strong: She admitted that body weight exercises continue to be a struggle for her since her skin removal surgery but that she would continue to persist with them
Debilitating: ‘When I was sports training I would need to wear compression pants under tights to keep it [the excess skin] all in place and stop it from bouncing,’ she said
‘My body is so amazing’: Though she was in a lot of pain and was ‘quite miserable’ shortly after the procedure, Ms Anderson was very pleased with the results
‘It was not something I was ashamed or embarrassed of or anything like that,’ she told Daily Mail Australia in 2015.
‘But when I was sports training I would need to wear compression pants under sports tights to keep it all in place and stop it from bouncing up and down. It would rub and cause bleeding under the skin and I would get belly button infections, it was just incredibly uncomfortable.’
‘The depth and the level they [the haters] go to – it’s mind-blowing. I wouldn’t even think to write that to my worst enemy,’ she said.
‘It was definitely a violation. I worked so hard for this, and you can’t take this away from me.’