Former talk show host Ricki Lake admits she booked her facelift “impulsively” without “doing any research”.
Ricki Lake booked her facelift “impulsively” without “doing any research”.
The 57-year-old former talk show host lost a large amount of weight which left her with excess skin around her neck and she decided to undergo an operation on a whim after seeing the results of a friend’s surgery – revealing she booked the operation less than a month before going under the knife.
During an appearance on the Inside Edit podcast, Ricki explained: “I didn’t do any research when I decided very impulsively to have my face done …
“I met with him [the surgeon] on the next available [appointment]. I had my consult, I booked the next available appointment. So, that was in mid-June. I booked [the surgey] for July 18. Never looked back.”
She went on to explain the reasoning behind her decision to have the facelift, adding: “It wasn’t just like that I didn’t like what I saw or wanted to look younger. I have gray hair. It’s not about that.
“It’s like, I had an appendage hanging [around my neck].”
Ricki said her recovery was swift and she was able to attend a glitzy bash in Los Angeles just two weeks after going under the knife.
She added: “I hosted an event at the Academy Museum two weeks after my surgery. I looked flawless. Flawless.”
Ricki previously opened up about her facelift during an appearance on Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen last year.
She explained: “I’ll reveal this to you. I’ve told other people, but I’ve had a lower face and neck lift … I kind of think it’s the best facelift I’ve ever seen.”
The TV star thanked her surgeon Dr. Allen Foulad for his work and insisted she’s happy to talk about her cosmetic surgery.
She added: “I love that I can talk about it. I’m fully transparent, always have been. I don’t want there to be any stigma. This is something that was bothering me.
“I lost a lot of weight, and I had this certain thing [loose skin] hanging, and I had it fixed.”
Ricki previously revealed she refused to take controversial weight loss drug Ozempic when her doctor tried to “push” it on her and she ultimately decided to slim down without using medications.
Speaking on Good Morning America, she explained: “The doctor was pushing it for people who were overweight. And he was saying you weren’t going to be successful without it, is what he said to me, really.
“And I like a challenge. And I like proving people wrong. And so it p***** me off. I just was reluctant, and I wanted to give it a go on my own.”
Ricki Lake booked facelift ‘without doing any research’
