People who are unhappy with their natural looks often opt for artificial methods to elevate their bodily features. In a recent case, a 50-year-old woman decided to go under the knife to look more youthful. Michelle Wood is an American TikToker who underwent a massive physical transformation via a full facelift, forehead lift and lip lift.
She detailed her extensive plastic surgery journey in a series of social media posts. In one of her initial videos, she said, “The forehead lift is really to address my uneven brows and then also because I’ve got a landing strip on my forehead where my hair should be.”
She expressed that she aimed to show “the good, the bad and the ugly” part of cosmetic procedures. Her video garnered over 2 million views, which motivated her to keep her fans updated.
Wood told that she picked a surgeon based on the reviews. She told, “I did not want to look 20. I just want to look like I’ve slept for 30 years.”
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Wood is a single mother of two. She revealed that she had lost massive weight twice in her life and believes that is what has “done a number” on her skin. Expressing her excitement, she said that people around her have been very supportive of her decision to go under the knife.
She has been actively updating her fans post-surgery including pictures of her recovery process. In one of the TikTok posts, shortly after the procedure, her face was seen extremely swollen. But after more than three weeks of the surgery, she feels like she is almost healed.
Apart from the facelifts, she also underwent mini chin implant. Her magical transformation has surprised the viewers as she clearly looks much younger in the post-surgery photos and videos. A viewer expressed their shock as they wrote, “When I saw the #over50 I was SHOCKEDDDDD, you look SO young. Like 25-30.”
Someone else added, “Omg I thought I was watching a 25 year old talk about her facelift. I went back to see your before videos because I was wondering what you looked like before and I am amazed!!!! You’re over 50?!?!!! Wow- amazing.”
A TikTok user even called her “young Amanda Bynes,” while another added, “The best face lift I have EVER seen. Ever.”
However, Wood’s transformational journey hasn’t been free from criticism. As few people criticized the desire to look younger, others came out in Wood’s defense. A person wrote, “You can have gratitude for your age while also wanting to have a more youthful appearance. There’s nothing wrong with that, especially when it’s not your body.”
Wood further revealed how much it cost her to get the facelifts. She told that she paid her surgeon MX$270k pesos “which is roughly as near as I can figure with our current conversion rates about $14k.”
After the procedure, she spent 10 days in a recovery home for which she was billed $1000. She explained, “It included food transportation to and from appointments, hyperbaric chamber appointments and then also nursing care around the clock.” So thus, she spent a total of $15k to transform her look and heal after the operation. She calls it a “great” and “very very reasonable” experience.
