The facelift is going mainstream, and Denise Richards is proof

Denise Richards posted before-and-after photos of her face and neck from six different angles on Instagram.

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• The actor Denise Richards shared intimate before-and-after photos of her facelift on Instagram.
• The 55-year-old represents a new and growing set of facelift patients who are younger and more open.
• Social media, more advanced surgical techniques, and GLP-1 medications could explain the rise.

Denise Richards had a facelift and she doesn't care who knows it.