Denise Richards has posted an update on her recent facelift, sharing before-and-after photos that show the change.
The 55-year-old said she had the surgery around eight months ago, and after giving herself time to recover, she appeared on social media alongside her plastic surgeon, Dr Ben Talei, to reveal the outcome.
Talei outlined that Richards underwent a facelift, plus a temporal brow lift, an upper blepharoplasty, and a lip lift.
Elsewhere on her Stories, Richards praised the experience, describing it as the “best thing I could’ve done for myself”.
In his post, Talei praised the actor and explained his approach to maintaining her natural look. He wrote: “@deniserichards is one of the most lovely and beautiful people to ever walk this earth. It was an incredible pleasure and honor to be trusted with her restoration and more importantly, the preservation of her character and beauty. It’s hard to describe in a paragraph the type of surgery or procedures I do because they are so unique in many ways and there isn’t really a standard to compare it to.”
He then pointed to what he described as the key differences visible in the before-and-after photos, discussing the structural changes made during the procedure.
Talei added: “If you look at the after photo, you can see how much more organized they look from the three dimensional changes I’m able to make. If you look at the forehead contours from the side view, you can see how young in the shape looks now. Her stunning, gorgeous eyes were restored rather than changed or just cleaned up. Even her earlobes look better from all views. The sad or tired look around the eyes and mouth have been neutralized and reversed.”
He also thanked Richards for discussing the work publicly, and referenced the personal challenges she has faced recently. Talei wrote: “I’m so grateful to Denise for being so open about the procedure. She’s been through so much this past year and her resilience is just astounding.”
Richards also addressed the decision in an interview with Allure, explaining why she ultimately chose to go ahead with the procedures.
She said she had previously been firm that a facelift wasn’t something she would do, admitting the concept felt “terrifying”.
“I wanted to put things back up, where they were before,” she said.
“I’m one who says ‘never say never,’ but I always said I would never get a facelift, because that’s my face. This is how I make my money.
“I’ve been in this business a long time. People know what I look like. I’ve never done anything aesthetically to my face.”
She also shared that, while the idea of a facelift made her nervous, her initial focus was on adjusting her neck after experimenting with lifting tape.
“I was always scared of a facelift, but I did want to do my neck — my late mom would always say that she had a turkey neck. I think it’s genetic. I had tried that [lifting] tape — a makeup artist showed it to me — and I’m like, ‘Well, if that’s where I want it to go, why not just put it back there?’” She explained.