Overview
- In an Allure interview published March 20, the 55-year-old confirmed she underwent a full facelift eight months ago and described being initially terrified to have facial surgery.
- Richards and Beverly Hills plastic surgeon Dr. Ben Talei followed with a joint Instagram post on March 21 showing unfiltered before-and-after images of her face.
- Dr. Talei detailed the work as a facelift with a temporal brow lift, upper blepharoplasty, a lip lift at the mouth corners, and fat grafting, emphasizing preservation of her natural look.
- Richards said she wanted to “put things back up, where they were before,” calling the change “night and day,” and fans and fellow celebrities praised the results as natural.
- She also alleged her estranged husband Aaron Phypers disclosed the surgery and labeled it botched; their ongoing divorce has included a permanent restraining order granted to her and recent temporary spousal-support and legal-fee orders.