Lower Face Lift: 8 Month Update
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ก.ย. 2024
- Is a lower face lift for you? If you haven't watched my pre-surgery video and/or my 3 month update, do that first; this is my 8 month update and I give you ALL the details of healing, my thoughts, and if I'd do it again, plus any future plans.
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I’m so glad you decided to go conservative and look your age. Aging is a blessing many don’t get to experience. You are beautiful and I think your surgeon did a great job! ❤️
Thanks Tonya ❤
You don’t look fake….you look very real AND beautiful 😍
Your spot on! If you've been in the sun, no matter what you do, you won't be able to get rid of the damage. I'm a nurse and I had an 85-year-old woman who when I lifted her gown to give her a shot in the abdomen her skin looked like a baby, butt, porcelain and beautiful, i gasped, and asked her how - she told me she never wore a bikini. Her abdomen never saw the sun.
My great grandmother never spent one minute in the sun and had that same alabaster skin, even her face, to age 101.
I think your surgery was beautifully done, and how people think you're unrelateable now is ridiculous. You're totally open and honest and informative about your experience it's unreasonable for people to slam you about it.
Last October I turned 60 and was really contemplating a lower face lift. I’ve been following u for quite a few years. So when u said u were gonna do it, I was very intrigued. Your surgeon did an awesome job. Definitely very subtle in my opinion. You were beautiful before and still are now, inside and out. As for me, I’m not there yet. Thank you for sharing this video. And you are correct aging is a natural process that we can’t stop. I know there are little things we can tweak but we can’t stop it. So for now I’m gonna continue doing what I’ve been doing for many many years. Eating clean, drinking plenty of water and getting my rest. Thank u again for sharing ur story. ❤️
Always listen to your gut and it’s ok if you never do surgery ❤
I love your transparency! You're beautiful before and after. Ignore the naysayers. Miserable people love spreading their 💩. I wish you and your family all the best in Nashville. Looking forward to hearing all about it 😊
Thank you so much!!
You are 100% relatable to me & this video is the most informative video I’ve seen in years. I’m seeing a plastic surgeon and I’ve done several procedures. It is hard trying to figure out which procedures to do b/c so much money, time, and downtime, is involved. Also I want to look 100% natural. I appreciate you sharing all your hard earned wisdom!
You are so right! We all become our own guinea pigs! That is why I talk openly about it to help women make informed decisions
You look so natural and fresh. Thanks for all the info! I'm 68 and thinking about doing the face peel. That's about all I can afford for now. Bless you and keep doing what you're doing. ❤
You are so welcome! You will love a peel
Thanks for your honestly Michelle. I’m 69 and think I’m going to leave my aging face be. I really feel good and just concentrating on my skincare. You look beautiful!
Love your updates and honesty. Your experience helped me through mine! I had a neck lift, lower face lift, under eye blepharoplasty with co 2 laser and fat transfer and a temporal lift in June. Im just over 3 months and love my results so far but it is definitely a journey. I think I had more swelling (the fat transfer and under eyes) and extra swelling on right side of my face and more numbing. My number 1 piece of advice after you find an amazing surgeon is give yourself time to recover (I never had bruising, lots of pain or fatigue), it's not a 3 weeks and all good. It took me 2 full months to feel more like myself and pretty again (trust the process) and now at 3 months enjoying the transformation even more and still looking forward to the 6 month mark. I too still have texture, small wrinkles and crinkles but I don't want to look 30 in my face and 60 in my body. I hated the sagging at jowls and neck, and under eye bags those areas they look amazing. Just an fyi in case anyone is near my area, my surgeon was Dr Starkman in Scottsdale AZ, he is young, very skilled and does 150 deep plain facelifts a year. He and his staff are amazing. My cost was 26K for reference.
You are so right and I’m glad you mentioned the recovery time because it is different for everyone but I didn’t feel myself for a few months. And thank you so much for mentioning your surgeon because women in your area will want to know this important information.❤
@@maturemakeupmasterclass Forgot to mention you look beautiful and enjoy your channel!
I love how you came to terms with your feelings about your face. Life changes can bring perspectives that we did not consider. I can imagine the pressure from the brands for their ambassadors and influencers, but I think that there is a movement out there that less is more, and learn to love the skin we are in. I know that my 56+ lines will never go away, but I am so happy to have beautiful bright healthy skin. Your story will help so many considering a facelift. Your vulnerability and honesty is what makes you beautiful. We look good when we feel good. Thank you for helping me feel better and look better with your videos and masterclass. You look great Michelle. And you are very relatable. 🙌❤️
Beautifully said, thank you for contributing ❤
I have a savings acct for a facelift but the funny thing is the older I get the less I think I’ll get a facelift🤔I look good for my age and as long as I continue taking care of my skin I’m ok.
Thank you so much for sharing❤️
Thank you for your honest review and opinion on things many people don’t want to talk about!!
I don’t think you need anything, because you are beautiful … but if you are looking to address your bite and are looking for „natural“ alternatives for the eyes.
I have two suggestions - have you ever looked into Oralift?! Amazing little gadget and you can see several amazing testimonials on TH-cam.
The other thing is PRF injections to address the hollowness and thin skin under the eyes.
I personally want to stay away from all surgery, Botox and fillers. But PRF is from your own blood that gets injected back under the eyes - or other areas.it’s platelet rich fibrin, and the results look very natural.
Thank you again … Blessings
Love your details on your experience. I am doing a lower and upper deep plane next week with forehead lift. I am 70 years old and found an excellent surgeon. Please send a prayer my way
I have seen you before your surgery. If I had not known, I would have never thought you had any work done. That is how natural you look! I have seen mature women have facelifts that just don't fit the rest of their body. We've all seen it. You look great. Your doctor did a beautiful and natural work! Blessings.
I want to thank you so much for sharing about your surgery and procedures. I want to have my eyes done pretty soon. I just started Xeomin for my 111 because I'm sick of always looking angry! Those are probably the only procedures that will be for me, and I want to reinterate how much you have helped me with that decision. People who are critical of you or anyone for having cosmetic surgery need to keep it to themselves. It is such a personal decision. Thank you again for all you do, Michelle!
Bless you. You are lovely. Im 57 and have had work and I'm glad i did. I still look like I'm in my 50s... maybe a few years younger... but you're right, in your 50s surgery doesnt make you look younger, it makes you look 'refreshed'. But darn it at this age, who cares what others think? Do it (or dont) for yourself and nobody else.
Love your update. You look beautiful (You did before your surgery) post-surgery! I think you do look late 40's now! You are relatable because you share all your work with us (and that makes you very genuine). Good luck with your house. Thank you again for sharing and your transparency. Keep sharing with us! xo
I am only 32 but watching this and then reading the comments makes me realise how many people still self conscious that far down the track and it makes me sad that even when I’m older I still won’t feel comfortable in my own skin. I’d always hoped it would get easier with age when we learn to focus on more important things 💔
I think you were lovely before & after your procedure, and you are relatable. You have encouraged me to start a focus on skincare (at 57!). I would love to have a bleph someday. There is nothing to feel bad about having procedures if it helps you feel better, and you’ve been very open & educational about it. I appreciate that.
Thank you for doing this update first things first you are beautiful and you look amazing. I know exactly what you mean when you say you didn’t wanna look done. I am six months behind you in the exact same surgery so your updates are very helpful to me my biggest concern was the numbness And I’m glad to hear around the eight months mark your numbness is gone. Again thank you. Your videos have been helpful to me and I love a lot of your techniques all the best to you. I wish you much success.💐
You not only look natural after lower face-lift, you look FABULOUS 50'S!!! That's how I want to look, too. Around my age, but just fabulous, and you're showing that possibility!! 😉🤩
I worked for a very renowned plastic surgeon here in St. Louis for two years and it is a smart move not going with a deep CO2 laser. By just looking at the recovery of these women was enough to scare me away forever.
Thank you for being so honest! I totally agree with looking natural and you look great! I had a lower facelift last November. My goal was really to get rid my jowls and my neck was starting to sag. I am mostly happy with the result. Only one person asked if I had work done and that is what I wanted. I left my eyes alone because I wanted to continue to look my age and didn't want people to notice. I just wanted to look refreshed. I had my lift done in South America with an excellent surgeon. I had seen his work on friends for years before I decided that I would go through with it. Mine cost a third the price of yours including my stay there and travel costs, but it was scary to go through. I agree that it would have been nice to have a surgeon closer to home because I could not have follow up with him in person. He did make himself totally available though and I could text or call him direct. But surgery is already scary enough and nerve wracking without having to worry about being far from home. I went with a couple of friends who also had work done and one who took care of us. I did the first part of my recovery there and stayed for a month so I could follow up with the surgeon and also take in the country. Am I happy with the result? Yes mostly. I have one scar behind my ear that shows but I camouflage it with a bit of makeup. The rest of the scars are gone! I'm sure it will continue to fade. I am not completely happy with my neck because I have a dimple at the front that wasn't there before, but it is much better than it was, sagging is gone and hopefully will be better with time. A facelift takes one to two years to be completely healed. Would I go through surgery in future? No. Once was enough. It is surgery and nothing really prepares you for the reality of it. Am I glad I did it? Yes.
You looks fabulous, and your result is beautiful. I had a deep plane face/neck lift almost 2 years ago. Love my neck, generally love the face but still not thrilled with the jowl area. (We are our own worst critic) I also asked my surgeon to go conservative, so I still look myself, but all I see is some jowl “heaviness.” I still have some very slight numbness under my chin and near my ears. During this time i have also been in Invisalign due to my bite shifting. Almost 2 years in, but nearing the finish line. Probably the best money I have spent.
Thank you for mentioning braces! I am def looking into Invisalign ❤
I think you look so natural and healthy… no one is looking at your mature texture on your neck or chest. Your beautiful features- eyes, mouth, bone structure- distract the eye from studying any texture issues, truly. I think the choice to go for peels is so wise! I think that’s all I might consider at age 66 along with very strategic, modest filler once a year. I’m ok with looking my age, of enjoying being a nana, just a bit “enhanced”. I am not putting myself on Utube as an influencer as you are so effectively doing, so it’s a different scenario. So enjoy the results of your facelift… it made sense for you and I support the decision you made 100%! I’d like to think that mature women should support the choices other women make. What is the point of being critical or judgmental as mature women? It only ages us in a negative way in my opinion.
Wishing you and your family years of joy in your new home!!! 😘❤️
Thank you and I love your approach too! And sadly yes, those of us online are judged but it goes with the territory and I have thick skin ❤
Loved listening to your 6 month update! I 👏👏you for deciding to invest in your teeth and oral health, you wont regret it and not for nothin’ but I watch your video’s on Seint vs anyone else’s because you are amazing! You are empirically beautiful, oh no doubt, however, I have to watch every video you make, since discovering you, because of YOU! You are, one in a million Michelle. I will watch you as long as you post, as both our darn faces, “cave in” lady. I am sure most everyone feels this way about you! No one can compete with what YOU have darlin’!
I ALWAYS appreciate your honest transparency.
Thank you for your honesty and transparency. It is good to hear honest pros and cons of your procedures. You look beautiful!
Hi Michelle, I know what you mean when some lifts are so severe that it completely changes the way they look. I often think when a new generation of people look back and say ‘ what the hell were these women thinking’, just as we look at the 1950’s and can’t believe what they were doing back then. I don’t think you need to justify what you have done because you’re makeup is what we love and your personality!! Keep up the good work, I really enjoy your chats on TH-cam xxx
I love that you are so open and transparent. I'm 75 and you always help me make the right decisions for my maintenance!
You look amazing. Thanks for letting us watch you recover. I gotta say, the lip pulling crooked was adorable.
What your makeup today? It’s great!
Thanks for being here and sharing. Love you!
Oh thank you! Todays makeup will be an eye tutorial in my upcoming Monday video
Thank you for always being transparent- I believe you truly help others know what it would be like. It would be good for you to address your bite issue because when your bite is not right all kinds of things go wrong, especially headaches and teeth grinding. I have had to wear a night guard since 1986 for grinding and TMJD. Lastly, what is your secret to getting rid of your scars - my feet scars are still with me almost 1 year later while I have been using Mederma religiously. Great video! ❤️
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No secret to scar healing. My surgeon is a genius at stitching, an artist, so my scars are not visible ❤
@@maturemakeupmasterclass I wish my foot surgeon had skill 😩
You are beautiful inside and out and your honesty is refreshing. I love everything you present on your channel. I also invested in my teeth at age 70 ten years ago. No regrets at all. BTW your autumn eyes video was fantastic. Ordered all the eye shadows and you are were “ spot on” in your recommendations. Good luck with your move.
Thank you for this video. So much honesty, very helpful and you look beautiful! 🤩
You do what you feel is right for you.I think you are very pretty.
I am happy that you are satisfied with the directions you are taking. Honestly, God's truth on my part. I had upper eyelid surgery at age 45 because my upper eyelids were falling over my eyes just like my Dad. I had great insurance and my UCLA surgeon taught the procedure and was at the top of his field. What I didn't count on was how thin my pale Irish skin is and the scars never truly went away. I can always see your scars, sorry but I just can. Maybe your skin is tougher than mine and they will fade. With age, my eye lids are redder and the scars more visible. I didn't know enough then to gently treat the lids. I see that you hardly wear any eye makeup now. Part of me says great the gentler she is the scars will stay pale and not pull the skin further. The selfish part of me misses the great eyeshadow looks you use to do. You do you. If I don't watch you as often forgive me but I love eyeshadow and I'm off watching clown makeup. Peace out😍
Im so glad you didn’t go overboard with PS, many end up looking stretched out like those older women in LA. You did it right and it looks so natural and beautiful. You are an inspiration!
I love how candid you are! You are beautiful. Advocating being our best self and yet evaluating what is affordable and right for you. Thank you
I don't think you look differently. Yes I can see the difference and it is wonderful. The only thing I want done is a lower bleph. I have recently just began getting them and i just want to cry.
Michelle. Just watched your hooded eye video. Before your surgery. You are stunning either way . But I must say. Your jawline is definitely enhanced since your surgery. Thank you for sharing all of your knowledge and expertise! Bless you!
Good point about going out of country. I had an excellent surgeon but I really would have liked the reassurance of having his clinic nearby.
I found you last Summer when you had your peel. I appreciate that you honestly share your journey. You look so pretty. You look like yourself. Continuing to pray for your hours to sell 🙏.
Thank you so much!!
I can’t believe it! The first and only time I watched your video was your jones road video. When you said you liked your eyes but should do a lower face lift, I was screaming..DO IT DO IT AI to the computer. I did it too and wow! I just clicked your video today and was immediately struck by how great you looked. I went back and saw that,of course, you did the lift! Great job!you look amazing and just a BETEER you
YOU are gorgeous! I am sorry, I just watched this on Tuesday morning. I just got back from a wedding in Lake Tahoe. STUNNING wedding. Thanks for the update.
You look GREAT! So refreshed!
I love what you said about being kind! People who are not kind are unhappy people! Can't let them bother us! But we can sure pray for them😃🙏
The ladies i know that have gotten surgery or other things done.....some have gotten addictive to it 😮
Welcome to Tennessee!
Its so beautiful here! And talk about kind people......best state EVER🥰
Gorgeous! Natural! Boo to the creepers! Having mine In two weeks! Thanks I am 62. Neck fell. 😢Getting laser as advised. 🎉
Oh my gosh! I have the same issue with my teeth! Always perfect and now the crowding is starting and I am constantly biting my tongue or cheek.
Thank you for your valuable information and honesty. You look absolutely gorgeous and natural.
Wow, I just heard the price!! That’s good!!👍
You look great! Thank you so much for this video well explained I went through facelift back in Dec 12 23 it’s almost 5 month and the sensations are gradually coming back but I was freaking out as you said still numb close to my ears sides of my face. My left ear was numb but the sensation is coming back. Still have burning sensation but they say it’s good because the nerve re regenerating I’m hoping my numbness around my face would go away and after watching your video you gave me that hope finger crossed
Thank you again
You look fantastic! I feel anyone who is critical is jealous. You have to do what makes you happy❤keep being you❤
Thanks Gloria❤
Thank you for sharing your experience, super helpful. Great reminder to be realistic about outcomes and expectations. My 3/4 face Ablative laser redness didn't fully dissipate until about 9 mos & I have spots of hypo-pigmentation. Still glad I did it but it was a crazy journey.
Stunning! Wow you look beautiful, soft (like a nice filter) and you have such a glow. It’s everything I’d want. Bravo girl, good for you! 👏🏼
I’ve never had any face work done and would never and couldn’t; but I love watching you and will continue following you and enjoying you❣️ I’ve learned a lot about products and techniques from you…..thank you 💖🤩
Thank you so much for sharing your journey ❤ I think you look VERY WELL.RESTED and you look a little smoother.
Thank you so much! And yes, love the word rested!
If you say you look 56, one of the BEST 56 year Olds I've ever seen. What a difference..amazing, natural, etc.
You are wonderful!! Such a blessing for us mature women. When I watch your videos, I feel like I'm sitting down and listening to a dear friend. You continue to look as wonderful on the outside as you are on the inside. Good luck selling your house (try the St. Joseph statue) Please let us know the makeup you used today and of course as always, God bless you too 😇😍
Yes, be kind! You're doing great. Thanks for the honesty and vulnerability.
You look so refreshed and beautiful! He did a miraculous job!
Thank you for this information and your honesty. Very helpful! I had an upper and lower blepharoplasty this year and I am thrilled with the results!
Thank you! Your facelift is beautiful. I appreciate all the updates as I have been thinking of getting one for many years. Best wishes on your move to Nashville.
i have had 3 co2 in 4 years. I find me skin texture is much smoother, my skin is tighter, and mabye a little less wrinkles but they are amazing. I think the chemical peels are somewhat worthless. You look amazing and people are just jeaulous. I hang out with people my age and they looks so much older then me. I have also had a lower facelift. You are blessed and go with god.
YOU LOOK AMAZING BEFORE AND AFTER!!! It’s your HEART that’s beautiful my friend🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤
Looking great! Thank you for the information.
You ARE truly relatable and honest. Yes, as we age our face changes, lip, eyes and teeth shrink. Word of advice take care of your teeth, as gums shrink and decay sets in and then you lose your lip volume. (not pretty) Excited for you on your move. Best wishes on your new adventure.
Thanks for the tips! Great advice for ALL of us!
👏👏 well said, so true and nobody really talks about it, love your transparency ❤
Michele, You look so amazing and great insight.
WOW BEAUTIFUL IS ALL I CAN SAY!
Really love watching you and hearing your thoughts. You have good spirit❤️
please watch your jones road video compared to this one. You look amazing! Such a massive difference.
You look beautiful and very natural. No one would ever know you had plastic surgery.
You were beautiful before & now, you are such a sweet & helpful person ❤
i love your makeup in this video! I think your results are absolutely beautiful!
I absolutely love your honesty. You look beautiful
You are relatable and you look beautiful. You have inspired me to improve my skincare and I have found makeup (seint and some other products ) that I love. Thank you for the update and information, it is very helpful to me as I have considered similar things as I age. Also, love the colors you used on your eyes and the technique, hoping you cover those colors and maybe can teach how to apply the cat eye (if that's what its called)
Great idea! Cat eye soon!
any chance you can share where you got those star earrings. I have been looking for something like this for a while and yours look perfect.@@maturemakeupmasterclass
Thank you. I needed to hear this. I am having a mid plane fl in two weeks
Wow! Exciting
I'm so happy for you. You look great, and I love how you're so real. Some people are hatters, but in reality, they are jealous and don't have better things to do but talk trash. You will sell your house and congrats in the new house in Nashville.
You are gorgeous! Thank you for sharing your experience with us.
You are so welcome!
Good morning! Thanks for the update. Have a great weekend.
You are right! They look like robots 😅 thanks for explaining all this ❤ I am 61 and I am happy with my look,only the hooded eyes bother me,maybe I will make them… if I get out the fear… the photo is me at 60 years .
your surgery is beautiful, so very well done, you iook real, and the best of luck in your new life in Nashville.
I am glad that I have chosen to age gracefully.
I am too! You will have more peace and more money in your pocket
Natural looking! So happy for you!
You were beautiful before and now you're magnificient dear Michelle!
You look just fine. Your skin looks great. You don't need laser. And your neck is fine too. You're going to continue to age and that's OK. Your definitely aging gracefully.
Hello! This is my first visit to your channel and I'm loving watching your advise and techniques. You mentioned that you had upper eye lid surgery and I'm thinking about doing that. Did you make a video about that and if so, could you point me in the right direction. What advise would you give me about that procedure? Awake or not? Cost? Healing time? Etc. Thank you so much.
This was so informative and you look gorgeous!
You look amazing! So love you sharing!
The ‘look’ you are referring to is that creepy, ageless look-You know the person has had work done and you know they are somewhere between 50-90 years old, even if you can’t pinpoint the exact age. It doesn’t make the person look younger…It actually cements the fact that the person is older because nobody in their 30s or 40s has the frozen/creepy look. Your surgery looks great-Your surgeon is an artist.❤
I love your look today, Michelle! So beautiful 🤗
You look Fresh and natural.
Thank you for sharing! I'm so glad bc I was contemplating co2 under my eyes too. I think I'll hold off. You're the best❤
Maybe others had longer lasting results???🤷🏼♀️
Thank you so much for being informative.
You look great. I've been saving for a LOWER. But my "jowl pockets" look like your after. So, what I've been doing is using self tanner all front jawline and a teeny bit more on the pockets themselves. It does minimize them. I will also supplement with contour when the tanner starts to fade
It's a tricky technique. A lot of trial an error.
Looks amazing. Fresh
You look beautiful, Michelle!
Good info, Michelle! I want to do my eyes but I’m afraid I won’t look like me, ya know? Doing tummy in December and might talk to my surgeon 😊
The teeth shifting is normal it is called mesial drift. If cosmetically your Ok with it now just get a retainer so it doesn't get worse.
I'm so glad you mentioned your teeth. Mine are doing the same, but I thought it was just my imagination!!
Great video!! 🙏