A woman who sold her house to help afford a $14k facelift says strangers tell her she looks 20 years younger.
Kelly Beasley, 50, decided she wanted to undergo the cosmetic procedure when she noticed her face was “dropping fast”.
The blogger takes pride in her appearance and has been getting Botox since her late 20s – and fillers for the last 15 years.
After researching, Kelly opted for an extended face lift, neck lift, lip lift, and fat transfer from her thighs in Tijuana, Mexico, on February 14, 2023 – costing her $14k.
She sold her house as a “cushion” for the expense of the procedure and now travels full time in a van.
Kelly said the surgery was “easy” and after wearing a “face bra” for two weeks she is now fully recovered and said she looks “better” now than she did in her 30s.
Strangers tell her she looks 20 years younger and Kelly hopes sharing her journey will stop the shame surrounding plastic surgery.
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.
“I sold my house as a cushion to pay for it.
“The results are beyond what I expected.
“I didn’t expect to look younger.
“People say I look in my 30s.
“I’m loving my look and looking my most fabulous that I can.”
Kelly started researching plastic surgeons in the US after deciding she wanted to undergo a facelift.
A facelift is a cosmetic surgery to make the face tighter and smooth by lifting and pulling back the skin.
Kelly said: “Some were really expensive – I was quoted $50 to $60k.
“Then I saw a lady on TikTok talking about plastic surgery. I was astounded by her results.
“She had it down in Tijuana in Mexico.
“I wasn’t sure but I didn’t completely dismiss it.
“She said she had it for $14k - 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.
She decided to email them photos of herself and was sent a quote for $14k and signed up to be put on the cancellation list.
Kelly had already put her three bedroom house, in Marana, Arizona, up for sale which she was able to use as funds for the surgery.
In January, she was notified of a cancellation and was told she could book her surgery.
She said: “I didn’t feel ready.
“A month later, they had another cancellation.
“I thought ‘let's do this’.
“It was on the February 14 – Happy Valentine's to me.”
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.
“I started taking pictures immediately.
“There was zero pain.
“The only pain I ever had was discomfort.
“I wore a face bra for two weeks.”
Kelly spent six nights in a hotel in Tijuana, Mexico, before driving back to the US.
Kelly Beasley, 50, decided she wanted to undergo the cosmetic procedure when she noticed her face was “dropping fast”.
The blogger takes pride in her appearance and has been getting Botox since her late 20s – and fillers for the last 15 years.
After researching, Kelly opted for an extended face lift, neck lift, lip lift, and fat transfer from her thighs in Tijuana, Mexico, on February 14, 2023 – costing her $14k.
She sold her house as a “cushion” for the expense of the procedure and now travels full time in a van.
Kelly said the surgery was “easy” and after wearing a “face bra” for two weeks she is now fully recovered and said she looks “better” now than she did in her 30s.
Strangers tell her she looks 20 years younger and Kelly hopes sharing her journey will stop the shame surrounding plastic surgery.
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.
“I sold my house as a cushion to pay for it.
“The results are beyond what I expected.
“I didn’t expect to look younger.
“People say I look in my 30s.
“I’m loving my look and looking my most fabulous that I can.”
Kelly started researching plastic surgeons in the US after deciding she wanted to undergo a facelift.
A facelift is a cosmetic surgery to make the face tighter and smooth by lifting and pulling back the skin.
Kelly said: “Some were really expensive – I was quoted $50 to $60k.
“Then I saw a lady on TikTok talking about plastic surgery. I was astounded by her results.
“She had it down in Tijuana in Mexico.
“I wasn’t sure but I didn’t completely dismiss it.
“She said she had it for $14k - 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.
She decided to email them photos of herself and was sent a quote for $14k and signed up to be put on the cancellation list.
Kelly had already put her three bedroom house, in Marana, Arizona, up for sale which she was able to use as funds for the surgery.
In January, she was notified of a cancellation and was told she could book her surgery.
She said: “I didn’t feel ready.
“A month later, they had another cancellation.
“I thought ‘let's do this’.
“It was on the February 14 – Happy Valentine's to me.”
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.
“I started taking pictures immediately.
“There was zero pain.
“The only pain I ever had was discomfort.
“I wore a face bra for two weeks.”
Kelly spent six nights in a hotel in Tijuana, Mexico, before driving back to the US.
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00:16 - Question, let's have a look.
00:43 I'm 50, I just had plastic surgery.
00:45 This is what I look like now.
00:46 So this might've been around 2011.
00:49 This way back in 2008, 2004, '04, 2005.
00:55 You get the picture.
00:59 Different nose, different lips, different eyebrows.
01:01 Everything's different.
01:02 Actually like myself better now.
01:04 Not here to like try and make little girls
01:07 think that they need plastic surgery.
01:09 Here I am, zero filter, okay?
01:11 Makeup, yes.
01:11 Choose to wear makeup, you're wearing a filter.
01:13 These results are from the plastic surgery.
01:17 This is not the filter.
01:18 It's almost like you're damned if you do
01:20 and you're damned if you don't these days.
01:21 I'm trying to help women who have been socialized
01:23 to feel bad whether we fix ourselves up or we don't
01:26 because we're shamed for that either way.
01:28 If we fix ourselves up, we're vain.
01:30 If we don't do anything, we've let ourselves go.
01:32 This isn't for the little girls, no.
01:34 This, number one, this is for me.
01:36 But I'm also here sharing with other women
01:39 that I'm not ashamed of this
01:41 and you shouldn't be ashamed of it either.
01:43 We all like to look good.
01:45 If you don't like to look good, great.
01:47 But don't try to shame other people for it,
01:49 trying to make them feel bad for wanting to look good.
01:51 It's literally a natural thing.
01:52 Let's face it, as humans, we like things that look nice.
01:55 Look where I'm parked right now.
01:56 Why am I parked here?
01:57 It's stunning.
01:58 And I think anyway, anybody who sees the videos,
02:00 they know there's a filter on.
02:01 You can see filters.
02:03 But if I choose to use a filter,
02:05 quite sure that's my business
02:06 and I'm quite sure they're very familiar with filters.
02:09 They've grown up with filters.
02:10 They're taught about the dangers of filters.
02:12 But again, damned if we do, damned if we don't.
02:15 I have done videos with no filter.
02:17 This is one of them.
02:17 Girl, if you wanna get plastic surgery done, go for it.
02:21 You have a husband that won't let you, divorce him.
02:23 Especially if you have a boyfriend
02:24 that won't fuck that shit, no.
02:27 You got one life to live, live it to your fullest,
02:30 do things that bring you joy.
02:32 This was one of them for me.
02:33 If you wanna call me vain, great.
02:36 I mean, it's really silly.
02:37 I'm doing it for me and I'm doing it for other women
02:39 who wanna do something like this as well.
02:42 Take care of themselves, make themselves feel better.
02:45 Who gives a shit whatever method you use to do that?
02:48 Ladies, please go for it.
02:50 And if you wanna use a filter, use a filter.
02:52 Here I am the morning after.
02:54 Actually, I think my lips look pretty good right now.
02:57 Doctor said my nose looks amazing.
03:00 Like there's like nothing he would even do to it.
03:02 Even though I was gonna ask,
03:03 behind my ears hurts a little bit.
03:06 It's a lovely brain.
03:08 It's lovely and she just emptied it.
03:11 Everything looks nice and clean.
03:14 Look at this.
03:15 I think I'm gonna like it.
03:17 How's my hair?
03:18 Last night I noticed I couldn't smile with this side.
03:24 Like it's kind of just doing that.
03:26 And my lips were really numb.
03:29 I think they've already come back a little.
03:32 And my cheeks are numb,
03:34 but I think this is less numb now than it was like already.
03:38 And that's normal, totally normal.
03:39 Had this IV catheter in and it wasn't in properly.
03:43 So when they put stuff in me last night,
03:45 it killed like, and she redid this side.
03:48 And when she gave me the meds today, it was fine.
03:51 So here we go.
03:52 We obviously look like I look more awake with the eyes,
03:57 but obviously swelling.
04:00 I haven't seen any of this,
04:02 but he's coming in very soon to take this thing off
04:04 and put on the Faja.
04:06 It's like a bra for your jaw.
04:09 Anyway, that's it.
04:11 Day one after surgery.