Holly Madison'S Post-Baby Makeover: A Bold Facelift Journey

Holly Madison's Bold Beauty Move

Holly Madison is not one to shy away from sharing her beauty secrets. Recently, the former Girls Next Door star opened up about her decision to go under the knife for a lower facelift. On the June 24 episode of DearMedia’s "Derm Approved" podcast, Madison, now 46, revealed her latest cosmetic adventure. "I’ve had a lower facelift on my jawline," she said, "I’m really happy I got it done."

The Reason Behind the Facelift

Madison, who shares two children with ex-husband Pasquale Rotella, explained to Dr. Shelia Farhang, the podcast host, why she chose this path. Her goal was to tackle jowling and tighten her lower face, especially after the changes her body underwent during pregnancy. "A little bit of lipo under my chin. I just felt like after having kids, you know, I gained a lot of weight with my pregnancy and there was just nothing I could do," she shared. "There were no lasers or anything that could really do what I wanted it to do, so I found somebody whose before and afters I really loved."

“I’d rather have it not go far enough and then I can go back and maybe do more rather than have it go too far and I’m looking like the Joker,” Madison candidly expressed.

Recovery and Reflections

Post-surgery, Madison took a two-week hiatus from her podcast duties, spending her recovery time at a Los Angeles hotel with a nurse. Her approach was simple: less is more. "It’s so much harder to scale back after you’ve gotten too much – especially when you’re cutting," Dr. Farhang responded, echoing Madison's cautious mindset.

Madison is transparent about the scars in front of her ears, choosing not to hide them. "If you look close, you can totally see it, but I don’t care," she said. "I’m kind of open about it. I already talked about it on my podcast."

Embracing Individual Beauty

In addition to her facelift, Madison swears by beauty treatments like Botox and laser therapies. Despite her openness about cosmetic enhancements, she aims to avoid toxic beauty standards, especially as a mom. Her children find her beauty rituals amusing. "I’m very relieved because my daughter and my son both roast me for dyeing my hair, they roast me for having extensions," she told People. "Knock on wood, I think they’re not going to fall into the trap of trying to make themselves look over-processed or trying too hard for the beauty standard because they are over it."

Madison's candid approach to beauty and her willingness to share her journey offer a refreshing perspective on embracing individuality and personal choices.