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Thisismadness123 Tue 15-Oct-24 23:00:09

Anyone had one ?

Barbadosbelle Thu 24-Oct-24 10:54:35

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CACI ( Computer Aided Cosmetology Instrument) is wonderful.
Started it in my 40’s as I come from a very jowly family and wanted to avoid them (the jowls not the family!).
Have had it for about 15-years now.
Afraid to stop!

Now just go about every four to six weeks.

I’m told by my sons that I look about 10-15 years younger than my age (but I also thank Olay for that).
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Witzend Thu 24-Oct-24 10:43:00

midgey

My face needs scaffolding not lifting.

😂😂

Sarnia Thu 24-Oct-24 10:28:08

To my mind the most beautiful women like Judi Dench and Meryl Streep have aged naturally and gracefully. Not for them the permanently startled expression and pneumatic lips. Good for them, I say.

Thisismadness123 Thu 24-Oct-24 10:22:43

Please could you tell me where you had this done . Thank you

Kate1949 Fri 18-Oct-24 17:47:54

Thank you Farzanah. I can't tell you how it makes me feel but then it's all relative isn't it?

Farzanah Fri 18-Oct-24 17:16:45

You are so right Kate. We should be grateful for what we have, and I can’t imagine how you must feel about this.

Kate1949 Fri 18-Oct-24 16:53:46

I lost all my teeth as a child and all my hair as an adult. I say be grateful for what you have.

MissInterpreted Fri 18-Oct-24 16:45:47

No, because with my luck and record, I'd be the one for whom it would all go badly wrong! I've had enough emergency surgeries in my lifetime without opting for any for the sake of vanity!

Farzanah Fri 18-Oct-24 16:42:34

gentleshores 👍

gentleshores Fri 18-Oct-24 16:36:14

No. Would never have cosmetic surgery. Given up. It hasn't got any worse since my fifties :-) It's my teeth I'm more concerned about!

I'm an ex nurse and of the school of thinking that no surgery should ever be done unless it's absolutely essential. There are risks with any surgery (including anaesthetic risks).

4allweknow Fri 18-Oct-24 16:33:20

No. Would never volunteer for surgery of any kind. Face-lifts are, I think, currently still done by humans and mistakes can still be made.

Shinamae Fri 18-Oct-24 11:21:56

I would not have anything injected into my face, Botox or fillers…
The thing about Botox and fillers is that you have to keep topping them up,they don’t last very long. I think maybe 3 to 6 months… I could never afford the expense of that, but even if they were given those treatments away, I would not have either of them
Every few weeks I have a facial and I have had micro needling and the micro needling was quite successful will have it again in three or four months (£60 Session and I have four sessions)

Norah Fri 18-Oct-24 11:05:14

No. I use good products.

If I were to do anything - I'd have a reduction, but I won't.

Polly7 Fri 18-Oct-24 08:59:18

...thanks Foxy! It's a case of 😁 not 😞
I once got a mouth thing to work the muscles. Such hard work!!!
🤣😂😂

Shanksy Thu 17-Oct-24 23:40:29

I would love procedures but I cannot afford them. I think it’s all ok to have whatever tweaks you want big or small.

V3ra Thu 17-Oct-24 23:33:58

If anything, I'd have a breast reduction. My K-cup boobs cause untold physical discomfort but I'd never spend money on anything purely for appearance.

Madmeg a lady who lives on our estate had a breast reduction on the NHS. She'd been in a lot of pain and discomfort for many years.

Bibblebibbleblop Thu 17-Oct-24 21:23:08

Your comment is an over simplification of something you clearly don’t know anything about. List of nurses choose private work. They aren’t bullied into it and they don’t want to work for the nhs. Funnily enough like most humans they have preferences.

Bibblebibbleblop Thu 17-Oct-24 21:20:40

With respect, if a doctor has paid for their own training it’s up to them what they choose to do with it, nothing has been ‘stolen’ merely a valid choice made.

Madmeg Thu 17-Oct-24 21:19:39

I got a free face-lift effect this year after two months on radiotherapy for oral cancer.

If anything, I'd have a breast reduction. My K-cup boobs cause untold physical discomfort but I'd never spend money on anything purely for appearance.

Delene100 Thu 17-Oct-24 21:19:11

Debbi58

I have a caci facial monthly, it's more commonly know as , a non surgical face lift . It works well for me , I also have botox, on my frown lines, forehead and lines around my eyes . I do it for myself, not for anyone else. Results are amazing , I'm 60 now and would definitely have a surgical face lift in the future

Good for you. When you look in the mirror you feel much better anout yourself. As long as it's a gentle tweak and not 'a rabbit in the headlights', look, its your business.

petra Thu 17-Oct-24 20:37:17

Grandma70s Ive known two friends of friends who have had the full face lift.
In both cases I remarked to my friends how well they looked.
Nothing obvious or crooked or strange, they just looked very well.
My close friend has had several tweaks all done in Lithuania.
Her teeth were done in Turkey ( where else 😂) but with each procedure she researches and researches again.
I’d have my elevences done because they look like deep frown lines, they’re not. They are from a bad road accident when I was 15. But I’m not good with pain 😱

AreWeThereYet Thu 17-Oct-24 20:22:23

JennyCee

Shirley Maclaine told, on a talk programme - Michael Parkinson? How in Hollywood they use a really fine gold chain which they tie behind your ears, and eh voila - face lift

I once saw a woman on TV who had some sort of thin elastic with a sticky clear silicon pad at either end. She stuck the silicon pad at each side of her face hidden by her hair with the elastic under her hair and the pads tightened and pulled her skin out, lifting her eyes and eyebrows. She showed it working and it made quite a difference.

Madonna just used to pull her hair up tightly in a high ponytail to get the same effect.

foxie48 Thu 17-Oct-24 17:14:27

Polly7

Anyone? Which tweakment can help with drooping mouth lines pleeeaaase!!! And Joel area

mewing.coach/blog/how-to-get-rid-of-droopy-mouth-corners

I found this on the internet! I might have a go at the exercises!

Paperbackwriter Thu 17-Oct-24 17:06:14

I had a facelift at the age of 47. I now wish I'd waited 10years! No regrets though. The surgeon said "You'll look just like yourself but a lot tidier" and so it proved. I told very few people but many commented ( a couple of months after, when it had all settled) that I was looking very well. That's how it should be - not all facelifts leave you looking like that poor woman in LA who ended up resembling a Siamese cat. (Wildenstein?)

NanKate Thu 17-Oct-24 17:03:28

The only thing I have had done about 13 years ago, is my teeth lightened from yellowish to a non flashy white. I’m pleased with the results.