The honest truth about life after plastic surgery (by an anti-aging expert who's had 12 procedures herself): Here are the VERY surprising secrets about life after a facelift By Cindy Jackson Published: 01:59, 4 November 2024 | Updated: 02:00, 4 November 2024 e-mail View comments I was a nerdy, plain and unremarkable teenager when I decided I wanted to change the way I looked. Although, a Mensa member with a genius-level IQ, I'd always known that, for women, beauty is power. So, in my 30s, when I inherited nearly £50,000 (£150,000 today) I began to spend it on making the very best of myself with the first of 12 full-scale cosmetic surgeries, including jaw and nose remodelling, face, neck and eye lifts plus liposuction .
By 1999, I was being called the 'human Barbie doll ' making headlines worldwide. I'm 68 now but am often assumed to be decades younger and an aesthetics consultant to the A-list. CEOs, celebrities, aristocrats and public figures from around the globe come to me for advice on what to have done and by whom.
I know the leading international surgeons – and a good deal of Hollywood. I also know what happens after you've had surgery. I've held many well-manicured hands through the process.
Of course, I've been there myself, and I've seen just how radically everything can change for the women, and men, post surgery. Cindy Jackson, who is an aesthetics consultant to the A-list - celebrities, is now 68 but is often assumed to be decades younger The reality is, while.