Linda Lusardi reveals incredible before and after pics of £3k facelift at 66 to become ‘Britain’s most glam pensioner’
LINDA Lusardi has become Britain’s most glam pensioner after a £3,850 facelift – but she didn’t go under the knife.
The 66-year-old pin-up showed off her rejuvenated look in before and after photos.
However, her impressive new look did not come about as a result of an invasive plastic surgery procedure.
Instead, Linda opted to transform her face with the help of a non-surgical facelift.
The former glamour model opted to undergo the change after admitting she had been left “depressed” about looking “old and tired”.
Having decided to transform her look and rejuvenate her face and neck, Linda said: “As I was approaching my 66th birthday I started to feel my face was looking tired and old looking.
“So when I’d wake up in the morning I would see that my face was sagging. It’s a family trait to get these ‘chollers’, that’s what we call them, the jowly bits of fatty skin hanging down from the jawline.”
In order to achieve her overhauled look, Linda went through six months worth of treatments entitled NeoGen nitrogen plasma in order to create a similar finished look to that of a surgical facelift.
The treatment uses super-heated nitrogen gas which tricks the skin into creating more collagen and elastin which helps to provide a much more youthful look.
Linda said: “I could see my jawline softening and I was getting more lines around my eyes and it was just a bit depressing really, and I just thought I needed to get something to make my skin look fresher and brighter.
“Ageing is a process that we all go through but if you can hold it back and have it look natural, then why not?
“I had these NeoGen treatments as a bit of a treat for myself because I was coming up to my 66th birthday.
“I was excited about getting my pension but not about being 66. I honestly don’t feel 66 inside, and I wanted my skin to match as well.”
The star, who first achieved fame thanks to her modelling career in the 80s, insisted the procedure wasn’t painful but was left with some redness on her face as she travelled home – prompting a few concerning looks from passers-by.
Linda recounted: “A lot of people have asked me, ‘Is it painful?’ But if you’ve had the numbing cream on beforehand then, it’s between a 3 and a 6 out of ten, it’s really no more painful than having your eyebrows plucked.
“I had low energy treatments, at around 0.8 Joules, and the downtime was about 3 or 4 days.
“On a couple of occasions I’ve come back on the underground after the treatment and had a few looks from people because I did look a bit red, it just looks a bit like sunburn.
“By the next day the redness has settled down but in places where you’ve got pigmentation, you might get a bit of crusting and drying, and those bits peeling off, but really after four days to a week you are looking back to normal, but your skin will look so much better even after just one treatment.
“My friends and family noticed after just one treatment, and I hadn’t told them I was having NeoGen, it was quite unbelievable. I’ve now had the full six, and my skin is like a different person, it’s so tight and so plump.”