Extensive Facelift Procedure on a 58-Year-Old Woman Leaves £5,500 Trail of Concern: Shocking Videos Reveal Severe Bruising and Swelling Around Her Eyes Following Six-Hour Surgery
A Down Under woman's facial surgery has raised eyebrows due to videos revealing her face swathing in huge bruises, and her eyelids swollen shut. The videos, strewn across TikTok by her son, Garett Howley, showcased their excursion to Istanbul, Turkey, from Perth, Australia, for a facelift and a hair transplant respectively.
Garett, who underwent a hair transplant, shared with followers that his mother had opted for a deep plane face and neck lift, upper and lower eyelid surgery, lip lifting, and a temporal lift in preparation for her 58th birthday. Intrigued by the process, they decided to jet off to Turkey, a renowned hotspot for medical tourism, for their surgeries.
One of Garett's TikTok clips, garnering 2.9 million views, displayed his mother moving around the hospital with assistance after the six-hour procedure that cost £5,500. Users observed her uncustomary swelling and bruising around her eyes and mouth, feeling this was abnormal for a facelift procedure.
"I'm a little concerned because this seems much more bruising than normal with a facelift," one spectator commented, while another expressed, "Oooh that looks so painful, I hope they gave her some good painkillers." A third questioned, "Is she still alive?!??" with a series of concerned emojis.
However, after confirming his mother's recovery, Garett defended her decision to undergo the facelift and explained the extreme swelling and bruising were a part of the process.
A deep plane facelift aims to counteract the signs of aging by lifting the entire face. Incisions are strategically made to lift various areas, such as the forehead, eyelids, cheeks, and mouth. This multilayered approach ensures the skin is lifted along with its accompanying layers of fat. The excess is trimmed off, and the incisions are stitched back together. This technique provides a more substantial lift and improvement in appearance compared to traditional facelifts.
After the viral video, Garett's mother provided an update, confirming she could see out of her eyes and sharing a shower clip, describing the experience as 'awesome.' Despite some spectators claiming she still looked in pain, many praised the mother-son duo.
Garett later shared the cost breakdown of their respective procedures on TikTok, comprising of around £5,500 for the facelift, including airport pickups, hospital stays, food, and hotel accommodations. Medical insurance, airfares, visa fees, and any external food and drink expenses were excluded from the total.
This arrangement enabled the pair to save thousands compared to what they would have spent back home in Australia. Many TikTok users lauded the outcome, noting that the procedure easily took 20 years off her while some appreciated Garett's support throughout the process.
- Some TikTok users expressed their concerns about the level of bruising and swelling in the woman's reviews, comparing it to what they perceive as normal for a facelift.
- The news of the Down Under woman's health-and-wellness journey, which involved a deep plane face and neck lift, upper and lower eyelid surgery, lip lifting, and a temporal lift, has been buzzing on TikTok, especially after Garett shared updates about her progress.
- Amidst various health-and-wellness and fitness-and-exercise content, Garett's video documentation of his mother's surgical experience in Turkey also includes reviews on the cost-effectiveness of medical tourism, as the pair saved thousands compared to the same procedures in Australia.
