Michelle Wood began documenting her facelift treatment a few weeks ago in Guadalajara, Mexico. Her videos are becoming more and more famous on TikTok; her first video has garnered well over 21 million views. According to Buzzfeed, she said, “I’m down here to feel and look more refreshed.”
I am almost fifty-one years old. I decided to undergo a little chin implant in addition to a full facelift, forehead lift, lip lift, upper bleph, and lower bleph to enhance my profile. The forehead lift will take care of my uneven brows.
Michelle goes on to say that her surgeon was Dr. Maribel Belmontes Castillo. The people in Guadalajara are really friendly. And I want to show you the good, the bad, and the ugly as I go along. Reviews helped me choose this surgeon. She adopts a quite conservative position. I didn’t want to look twenty years old. I just want to seem like I’ve been in a deep sleep for thirty years.
On day three, she admitted that she felt like a Bratz doll, despite her claims that she had improved and was feeling better. The fifth day was difficult for Michelle to handle. She believes that the hardest thing that nobody ever talks about is how hard it is to just sit still. She claims that it truly is. “I think we’re always on the go as adults, but it’s really hard to sit still and not move for ten days,” she added.
People are in complete awe of the results of this woman’s $15k facelift in Mexico, which would have cost at least $50k in the US.This link: https://t.co/wGDu3jCWkn
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On day 15, Michelle reported feeling generally well, even though she was still in Guadalajara and still a little bloated and worn out. Michelle’s films continued to garner hundreds of millions of views when she returned to the United States a few weeks later, and many people were genuinely astounded by the results.
The majority of the edema had gone down by day 24, when Michelle broke down the expense. The total cost of the six treatments comes to over $14,000, plus an additional $1,000 for the recovery home, which covers food, transportation to and from appointments, and round-the-clock nursing care. Based on the dates on her films, it appeared like Michelle spent two or three weeks at the rehabilitation facility, even though she didn’t specify how long she was there.
By comparing these pricing to those in the US, Michelle was able to save tens of thousands of dollars. A full facelift typically costs between $7,000 to $20,000, while the price varies by location. Celebrity-level or Beverly Hills facelifts can cost an incredible $500K+. In Los Angeles, a forehead lift can cost up to $9,000, although the average cost across the country is between $3,900 and $7,600.
Michelle added that she felt comfortable having the operations done overseas because she had a good experience with skin removal surgery in Mexico. She went on to say that she did her research and read other people’s evaluations before coming across Dr. Maribel Belmontes Castillo.
