The period of transparency round beauty procedures is sort of layered. Whereas some celebrities brazenly share technical particulars and surgeon specifics, others select a extra private path by recounting the emotional aspect of their journey. The most recent to talk candidly is mannequin and actress Rebecca Gayheart. In an interview on the Broad Concepts podcast, hosted by  Rachel Bilson and Olivia Allen, Gayheart detailed her current cosmetic surgery expertise, addressing all the pieces from why she selected to go below the knife to what restoration actually appeared like.

Reflecting on just a few “tough years,” the Jawbreaker star defined that she’d developed a rising challenge with the pores and skin round her eyes—particularly, one drooping eyelid that appeared nearly closed in pictures. To appropriate it, she turned to Beverly Hills plastic surgeon and childhood pal Jason Diamond, MD, for an higher blepharoplasty. She additionally underwent a decrease mini facelift to handle jowls and neck laxity, modifications she observed after turning 52.

The selection, Gayheart stresses, was deeply private. She believes in normalizing cosmetic surgery as a part of growing old and needed to look rather less drained, handle her issues in “one fell swoop,” and cease feeling self-conscious about one noticeably droopy eye. It was her first surgical procedure of any form, and whereas she admits the restoration felt intense—particularly the swelling—she praised Dr. Diamond’s gentle contact and meticulous focus.

Gayheart additionally spoke about how she approached the subject along with her daughters, Billie and Georgia. Extra vital than public transparency, she stated, was being open with them. “The tough half was my daughters…I used to be trustworthy with out divulging all the pieces,” she shared. “I defined to them that is presumably going to make me really feel higher about myself, and I feel that’s OK.”

The Beverly Hills, 90210 alum summed up her determination to go public—and why she addressed it head-on on Instagram. “I didn’t need individuals to suppose that at 54 you don’t have jowls, since you do—I simply removed mine,” she stated. “That’s all regular. You may maintain it and it’s nice, however I feel [the decision to undergo surgery] is nearly how you are feeling.”