A woman who sold her house to help fund a facelift has proved that, for her, beauty trumps everything else.
Kelly Beasley, 50, decided she wanted the cosmetic procedure when she noticed her face was ‘dropping fast’ – and now strangers say she looks 20 years younger.
Blogger Kelly has been getting Botox since her late 20s and fillers for the last 15 years.
No stranger to beauty treatments, she went for an extended face lift, neck lift, lip lift, and fat transfer from her thighs in Tijuana, Mexico.
It came to $14,000 in total – around £10,000 – and resulted in some major sacrifices.
The main one being that she sold her house to act as a ‘cushion’ for the expense of the procedure. Now, Kelly travels full-time in a van.
Kelly said the surgery was ‘easy’ and took two weeks of recovery – and for her it was all worth it, as she feels she looks ‘better’ now than she did in her 30s.
Kelly, who is currently in Lake Tahoe, California, US, said: ‘I like to look nice. Around 48, my face started dropping fast. The changes were astounding.
‘Fillers were not going to make a difference. The results are beyond what I expected.
‘I’m loving my look and looking my most fabulous that I can.’
A facelift involves making the face tighter and smoother by lifting and pulling back the skin.
Speaking about the cost, Kelly said: ‘Some were really expensive – I was quoted $50,000 to $60,000. Then I saw a lady on TikTok talking about plastic surgery. I was astounded by her results.
‘I wasn’t sure but I didn’t completely dismiss it. She said she had it for $14,000 – I was blown away.’
Kelly found a Facebook group for EOC plastics – who organised the surgeries in Tijuana, Mexico – and began looking at other women’s experiences.
Having already put her three-bedroom house, in Marana, Arizona, up for sale, she was able to use this to fund the surgery.
Kelly travelled to Mexico on February 13 and had the four-hour surgery the next day, which involved taking fat from her thighs and putting it in her lips and face.
She said: ‘I woke up with head wrapped in a giant crazy bandage.’
However, she said she wasn’t in any pain, only discomfort. She then spent six nights in a hotel in Tijuana, Mexico, before driving back to the US.
At first, she had a hard time adjusting to her new look.
She said: ‘After about a week-and-a-half I had a minor “oh crap” moment. Your brain is having a hard time adjusting to your face. I would look different from mirror to mirror.
‘Now I absolutely love it. I’m having fun putting on make-up again.
‘Before I hadn’t been liking putting make-up on. My eyes were heavy and putting on eyeliner wouldn’t look right.’
The 50-year-old feels she looks ‘better’ now and hopes one day there will be less shame around plastic surgery.
She said: ‘If we do too much, we’re vain or insecure. If you don’t do anything, wear make up or do your hair, they say “you’ve let yourself go”.
‘It’s exhausting. I’m going to do what I want to do.
‘Why not live the most fabulous life? Part of that for me is having plastic surgery.’
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