50 People Who Look Unrecognizable After Plastic Surgery

All of that being said I feel like I ended up with the absolute best results I could possibly get outside of jaw surgery. I often forget how much of a difference this genioplasty made until I look at side by sides haha. I am super jazzed on how it turned it out and still feel like this is, without a doubt, one of the best decisions I've ever made :)

A little over 3 months post op. Dr. Jose Cortes, Mexico City. $6600 USD (also had otoplasty) Having this surgery completely changed my life and my self confidence has never been better.

Deep plane face, neck, upper bleph, midbrow. After losing 72 pounds my skin just didn’t bounce back.

JustStrolling_:

This is crazy. Not trying to be offensive. But you went from a mom at Costco to Beverly Hills Housewife

FDL tummy tuck & 360 lower body lift after losing 250lbs.

I never thought I would share, but I’m so happy with my results and can’t keep it to myself. BB posted my B&A, and I want to take control of the narrative.
So the backstory is that I’ve struggled with my weight since the age of 11 and weighed anywhere between 122lbs (for about 3 minutes!) and 175lbs at my heaviest 6 months after my daughter was born. I’m now 62.
I started a GLP-1 in December 2023 and lost 35 lbs by June ‘24. My weight has remained super consistent since that time. I plan to be on this drug forever.
Although I felt great in my new body, the weight loss was a disaster for my face. I didn’t even recognize myself in the mirror. Enter Dr. Andrew Timberlake from NYC, who performed a deep plane face and neck lift, an endoscopic brow lift, and both upper and lower blepharoplasty.
He also performed a lip lift and a corner lip lift and topped it off with a CO2 laser.
This after picture was taken last Friday, June 6, at 7 weeks out. You may have seen it on the BB website. (Surgery was on April 14.)
Dr. Timberlake is a fabulous surgeon and a fantastic human being with crazy strict safety criteria (who knew no blow dryers…when numb, you may not feel the heat and can burn yourself)and perfect follow-up in person AND via FaceTime.
I’m so happy I did this for myself and my family! Please feel free to ask any questions you may have.

I'm thrilled with my results!! I can't believe this is my face 😭

I will post a detailed account and more pictures once things have settled. I'm hoping that there will be much more reduction in swelling. My temple area still looks scary from the front view.

I was too excited not to share an early pic though! My surgeon is Dra. Maribel Belmontes in Guadalajara, Mexico. Going back home to Houston in a couple of days.

SeshatSage:

Wow! 👀 went back 30 yrs! From 60 to 30 easy amazing.

I’m not much of a writer. I am 44 years old. I have struggled with my weight my whole life. I have gone up to 300 lbs at age 35. I am 5’5”. I had gastric sleeve surgery and lost 150 lbs and have maintained that weight loss for over 5 years by exercising and keeping a healthy diet for the most part. I have had several rounds of plastic surgery on my body to remove excess skin. I wanted to share my pictures of my deep plane face and neck lift. I don’t really see many people in their 40’s doing this. However, I’m so glad I did. I worked very hard to get my self into shape and I wanted my face to reflect that as well. Feel free to message me. Positivity only.

whateverkimers:

You look refreshed and renewed, your surgeon did such a beautiful job! Congrats on the weight loss by the way!!

Had a tummy tuck in January of this year and these are my 10 month results! My plastic surgeon removed something like 8lbs of skin. I put off doing this earlier because I thought I was still “too big” for the surgery but my only regret was not doing this years ago.

After weight loss, I decided to get a facelift and neck lift. I can’t express enough what a life-changing experience this has been. The Dra. I used in Guadalajara, Dra. Maribel Belmontes, is truly a magician with her hands. Top-notch care was given by her and her staff, and the recovery house I stayed at (Innova).

I just wanted to share my journey with you. People have mercilessly bullied me my entire life about the way I look, so following my recent divorce I decided it was finally time to tick some surgeries off my wishlist.
What you're looking at is 9 months difference. Here are as many details as I can think of:
-lost 22lbs through strict diet and exercise
-rhinoplasty 6 months ago, approx £8.5k
-chin liposuction six weeks ago, approx £2.5k
-chin, jawline, and cheekbone dermal filler two days ago, £1k
I love my results but still view myself as an ugly guy, but ear reduction and a hair transplant are still to come. Some features just can't be changed, but that's life.

I had a Barbie nose (done without my consent!) by Ahmet Alp in Turkey. I had my revisions with Dr Glasgold in NJ 3 weeks ago, and although I’m still very swollen, I’m ecstatic with the results! Left picture is me now, on the right is before my revision.

I have a hard time keeping before pictures in my phone because I’m repulsed by them but I do have a few. I also haven’t showed my full face in previous posts but here we are lol. I went to Dr. Lucas Bryant in Nashvilleand paid $15350.00. Worth every single penny.

gi0nna:

Snatched! You shaved 15 years off your age. You look fantastic! And props for not gatekeeping your doctor.

My face was done in a set of five combined procedures on 13th may 2025 (rhino, brow lift, midface lift, canthoplasty and fat graft) and my body and lip lift was done in 2021. i had a sleeve in 2018.
Face was a very easy and fast recovery. body sucked. i underestimated how bad lipo would mess me up.
I still want an arm lift, back lift, FDL and secondary breast lift but i consider the bulk of the work "done" and my confidence is really high right now. This was the best decision i ever made.

issi_tohbi:

You should have robbed a bank before these surgeries because ain’t no eyewitnesses would be able to pick you out of a line up!
What a transformation!

I decided to get the lifts because I had lost about 120 pounds. My main goal was to get rid of the extra skin. I live in Kentucky and flew to Tijuana on a Thursday, had my surgery Friday, and flew back home on Saturday. I paid 2,900 dollars plus a little extra for labs, meds, and supplies. It was a hard recovery but I don't have regrets. If anyone is interesting in knowing which surgeon I used, you can message me. I don't gatekeep haha.

Ok_Lime4124:

Girl, yes ma’am!!!! This is why I say we need to normalize getting facelifts at any age!!! we all age differently and have different life circumstances that affects our appearance, our elasticity, etc. You look so freaking phenomenal!!!!

I did my surgery August 2022 with Selim Turan (@dr.selimturan) in Istanbul, Turkey.
I paid €4000, a bit over €5000 with all other costs included.
His prices have gone up since, I think he's around €5000-6000 now (still worth it IMO).
My swelling journey was disgusting and I hated my nose at cast off (normal!). Spent first 4 months thinking I'd been botched and was doing a lot of hysterical crying. My swelling peaked in month 2-3 and was at its worst then. I started to get better after 4 months, but noticed biggest difference after 6 months. Most of the "issues" I thought I had got resolved with time as swelling went down. It really is just swelling 90% of the time.

It’s only been 12 days, but I’m happy with the results so far! Here are the details:

I’m 50 years old, and had a deep plane facelift and neck lift, along with a temporal brow lift and partial fat transfer.

I opted for a deep plane facelift to address the jowls and skin laxity in my lower face. I was unhappy with my profile and was beginning to develop a gobbler. The skin droop in my lower face worsened after several rounds of Botox injections in my masseter muscles. The Botox never fully wore off, while it slimmed my face, I lacked the structural support to prevent the skin droopiness. I wanted to avoid fillers and invest in a solution that would give natural, long-term results.

My surgeon believes that a temporary brow lift is necessary for aesthetic purposes and to prevent any rippling near the temples after a facelift. The fat transfer was to address the hollowness in certain areas.

I have to admit that I was overly optimistic about the recovery time. I had envisioned myself returning to work within a week, and while I was aware of the effects of surgery, I wholly underestimated the extent of them:

• Black eyes
• LOTS of swelling
• A feeling of a band under my neck
• Numbness and shooting pains
• Emotional and mental challenges

I had a deep plane neck and face lift plus upper bleph two months ago. I am 53. I took photos of the first few days so you can see the process. My experience was absolutely amazing. I had no pain relief from the second or third day and my recovery has been great. I also had dental work done while I was recovering which has improved my teeth.

I went to Medharbour Thailand (look them up on fb aka DGB Clinic) and the cost was $9650 Australian which included my accommodation for 14 days and a majority of meals. It is a small clinic with its own operating rooms so you get really personal care and the staff were just wonderful. I was very clear that I just wanted to look fresher - not pulled back and they really listened to me. I am thrilled with the results so far particularly my neck/around my mouth. I will also get Rejuran around my eyes once I am a bit more healed. I was asked to provide an updated photo so have added one at the end. Thanks for all your lovely comments on my original post.

CO2 laser Upper Skin Removal & Lower Fat Removal Blepharoplasty, Preventive Canthoplasty with Erbium Dual Pulse Resurfacing - Post op day 13. Still not sure I recognize myself, and definitely didn't expect this many years to be taken off my face. Oculplastic Surgeon might be a wizard.. Age 42, located in Florida

Had a class III malocclusion. Moved my top jaw forward 6mm and bottom jaw backwards 5mm. My mouth caused a lot of health issues for me so it was deemed medically necessary. Still swollen in the center of my face, a slight discolored tooth, and some remaining numbness. Happy with the results so far!

I initially had my rhinoplasty done in June of 2021. I was overall so happy with it - the tip was a bit rounder than I’d have liked, but not worth considering a revision surgery to me, so I just let it be for years. I decided recently it couldn’t hurt to call my surgeon to ask, and he said a steroid injection was worth a try. The first photo is from just before my appointment about a week ago, second is immediately after, and the third is from last night. I know the lighting is obviously very different, but hopefully you can see the change. Moral of the story is that you shouldn’t hesitate to ask your doctor about anything!

My 50’s were rough. I was feeling and looking great until perimenopause and menopause. My face FELL, I became seriously heat intolerant, struggled with anxiety and depression.

3 years ago, we moved to Colorado after 30 years in Florida and Hawaii. I was exhausted from living in 85+ degree weather and relentless sun.

I’m so happy here so decided to make my outside match my inside self.

Not long after the 2022 photo, I started oral minoxidil and now have the hair thickness of my youth. I also signed up with Musely for my sun damage. I’ve also been using retinol and estrogen cream. In the current photo I am wearing tinted sunscreen and concealer because I still have under eye bruising from my fat graft.

I also had 3 IPL sessions and 1 session of micro needling earlier this year.

7 weeks ago I had lower facelift, neck lift, upper bleph, endo brow lift and fat grafting in mid face to reverse collagen and volume loss.

I am THRILLED with my results!

Thank you, Boulder Plastic Surgery

I got my nose done a year ago, in Palo Alto, CA, super duper happy with the front view, I was bothered by the width, and building the bridge (rib graft, ouch!), tip and alarplasty did the trick. But since you can't have it all, I'm finding that the profile is a little too projected, I gave it time in case it was swelling, but seems like this is it. Is it noticeable to other people too? But at the same time I'm not really willing to go through a revision just for that, so I'll count my wins and be happy 😊

Milestone update! Just took the official pics so wanted to update you all since you’ve been here on my journey since day 1.

I’m at 3.5 months since my deep plane facelift and upper bleph and I'm so thrilled by the results!

For those new here or catching up If you search my name in this group you can see my recovery journey from day 1. The tldr; I'm 40 years old and have a history of back-to-back pregnancies with significant weight fluctuations, having lost 80lbs since my last child. This (plus genetics) left me with stretched muscle and excess skin in my lower face, jowls and neck etc etc.

Surgeon is Dr Timberlake in NYC.

Upper/Lower blepharoplasty, cheek implants, forehead contouring with scalp advancement, jaw contour, rhino/septoplasty, tracheal shave, lip lift, neck lipo, Morpheus 8 x 3
4 months post hair transplant to temples.

2017 vs 2023. Upper and lower bletheroplasty, lower half face lift, neck lift, nose job, TCA peels (probably about 20, for my melasma), acne treatment and lip injections.