Kaitlyn Bristowe isn’t afraid to keep things real with her fans online. This time the 39-year-old Bachelorette The star has been sharing details of her post-surgery recovery journey, letting her followers know she had an “upper lash” or blepharoplasty.
The Canadian reality star shared a photo carousel on Instagram on Sunday, captioning it with, “Lots going on at the Bristow residence.” For images, she included a photo of her lying in a hospital bed with a white cloth over her eyes and a blue hair cap covering her hair and half her face.
Bristowe also included photos and videos of her two Golden Retrievers, Ramen and Pinot, as well as a clip of construction in her backyard. Further in the caption of her post, she opened up about what’s been going on in her life lately.
“All three of us have stitches,” she said he wrote. “I got an upper mucosa (take it to your group chat if you want to be negative). Ramen had a fatty tumor removed (please pay to get it back to normal). Pinot had a tooth (was so high when he came home he had to eat lying down and my yard is torn up (which means dogs on leashes every time they have to go, even if it’s 3am)
Bristowe also made a few other posts on the social media platform, including one featuring some post-surgery selfies showing off her stitches. She added one of herself lying in bed at home and another while she was still in the hospital.
“Don’t be ridiculous, Andrea. Everyone wants to look like that,” she he sneers in this captionciting a famous quote from The Devil Wears Prada said by Meryl Streep’s character Miranda Priestly to Anne Hathaway’s character Andrea Sachs.
On the subject, the Leduc, Alta-born star also shared one lightweight Instagram Reel from where he mouths the words to Ariana Grande’s rendition of ‘Popular’, from Bad. In the clip, Bristowe calls out some of the online trolls who write comments saying she should stop getting plastic surgery. “We all know I’d raise for it if I did. My balls my choice,” he said written in this caption.
Finally, Bristowe took to her Instagram stories to answer any questions her fans had, kicking off her Q&A with a response to someone who asked how painful the procedure was on a scale of one to 10.
“I’m going to save all your questions about the mucus because I’m going to talk about it on a podcast with a health professional,” Bristowe said in her response to the video, adding that the pain of the surgery was “one” for her and didn’t hurt at all . “It’s just itchy when it heals, but it also didn’t do much for me.”
The comment sections of her various posts received many responses from fans and people interested in doing the procedure themselves. Some people were quick to criticize Bristowe’s decision to have surgery, while others were more supportive and wanted to know more about her experience.
“I need to learn more about the superior vein. I’ve been thinking for a year!” he wrote Canadian sports company Jackie Redmond, to which Bristowe responded by saying “I’ll be doing updates!”
“You’re hot! Honestly, you still look hot somehow,” fellow TV personality Kristin Cavallari commented.
“I want to know all about the superior vena!!!! I hope all three of you have a speedy recovery,” one person added.
“Love that you’re sharing this journey with us! I’m looking to get an upper lid next year for my 40th birthday present,” one fan shared.
“Living for transparency! You look amazing and this is a procedure I’m so interested in (my droopy eyelids). Get well soon queen!” someone knocked inside.
What is eyelash surgery?
According to the Canadian Society of Plastic Surgeons, a Blepharoplasty is also called an eyelid lift. Most people who seek this procedure are trying to combat the effects of aging or to help correct inherited features such as eye bags.
The Cleveland Clinic noted that surgery can involve either the upper or lower eyelidsor both, and usually only lasts between 45 minutes and two hours. For a lower blepharoplasty, a surgeon will make an incision just below the lash line or sometimes inside the lower eyelid. For an upper blepharoplasty, like Bristowe’s, the surgeon will make an incision in the natural crease of the eyelid to remove excess skin and protruding fat.
After an upper blepharoplasty, the stitches on the upper eyelids will remain for about a week. For a lower blepharoplasty, no stitches are required if the incision was made on the inside of the eyelids. Swelling and bruising are common during the recovery stage, and patients should expect to stay at home for several days to limit their activities during treatment.
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