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Ricki Lake says Rosie O'Donnell judged her facelift before getting one herself
Actress Ricki Lake said Rosie O'Donnell questioned her decision to get a facelift before later choosing the same procedure herself.
Lake said she had the surgery in 2024, after losing 40 pounds naturally, and was happy with the results.
She said O'Donnell, a friend, had seemed judgmental when Lake and some friends went to the same doctor.
O'Donnell later had a facelift after losing 50 pounds, according to her own posts; she had previously described the procedure as a betrayal of feminism and aging.
She said her view changed as weight loss altered her appearance, and that it was gravity, rather than wrinkles, that bothered her.
The two women's changing views show how weight loss shaped their decisions about facial surgery, but neither described any further plans.
Ricki Lake said Rosie O’Donnell was “judgy” about her decision to have a facelift before O’Donnell later had the procedure herself.
Lake said she chose surgery after losing 40 pounds naturally and noticing loose skin.
Lake said she had a lower-face and neck lift and a CO2 laser treatment, and is happy with the results.
O’Donnell said she changed her view of facelifts after losing 50 pounds and later explained her decision in social media posts.
- Who
- Actress Ricki Lake and her friend Rosie O’Donnell.
- What
- Lake said O’Donnell judged her facelift decision, then later had a facelift herself.
- When
- Lake had her facelift in 2024. O’Donnell shared that she had one in a Substack post in May; the year is not stated.
- Where
- Not stated.
- Why
- Lake said she chose surgery after losing 40 pounds and having loose skin under her chin. O’Donnell said losing 50 pounds changed her view of facelifts.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Lake had a facelift after losing 40 pounds.
Lake had a consultation appointment, according to her account on the Inside Edit podcast.
Lake booked a surgery date, according to her account on the Inside Edit podcast.
O’Donnell shared that she had a facelift in a Substack post; the year is not stated.
- Lake’s weight loss
- 40 pounds, naturally and without pharmaceuticals
- Lake’s procedure
- Deep-plane lower-face and neck lift, plus a CO2 laser
- Lake’s facelift
- 2024
- O’Donnell’s weight loss
- 50 pounds
- Surgeon named by Lake
- Dr. Alan Foulad in Los Angeles
What people are saying
She's like, 'Why do you need it?'
And then, sure enough, she lost a bunch of weight on Mounjaro, and she went and had it done.
I'm thrilled with my results. And I love my doctor. And I'm not gonna gate keep here.
It wasn’t wrinkles—it was gravity