Susanne began her health and wellness transformation when she was 68, dedicating herself to a healthier way of living after sticking to a “sedentary lifestyle”<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
Noticing parts of her body that she still wanted to tweak after losing weight, Susanne decided to undergo eight plastic surgeries at the age of 70<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
In an exclusive interview, she reveals why she went as far as she did with a facelift, fat transfer and more with her first time under the knife<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
In 2022, Susanne embarked on what she calls a “spiritual journey” that had also coincided with a physical transformation.<\/p>\n
At age 68, the real estate broker and mom decided to take back the reins of her life, sticking to a plant-based diet and working with a personal trainer who helped her lose over 100 lbs. “It was almost 30 years that I had not taken care of my body,” she tells PEOPLE, adding that she “probably was in a really deep depression” while leading a “sedentary lifestyle for a number of decades.” She adds: “I really wanted to say thank you and celebrate my body for not giving up on me.”<\/p>\n
Finding herself at a better place in her life, Susanne still felt like there were improvements to be made. She stumbled across the work of Beverly Hills, Calif.,-based plastic surgeon and Artisa Skincare founder Dr. Carl Truesdale<\/a>, who’s gone social media viral for his life-changing alterations, and thought to herself, “There’s got to be something to this.”<\/p>\n Dr. Carl Truesdale<\/p>\n Susanne before and after her life-changing cosmetic enhancment<\/p>\n Ironically, Susanne says she “never really gave a thought at all” to plastic surgery, because looking good was never a “motivating factor” behind her weight loss. But something clicked and suddenly she found herself just “going for it.”<\/p>\n On July 3, Susanne reached out to Dr. Truesdale’s team and was looking at about a month-long timeline to lock in for her surgery. “I’m thinking, ‘Oh, how is this all going to happen?’ But I said, ‘Yes.’ I put it out in the universe because once you speak your word, it’s not any of my business how it unfolds…I just kept moving forward.”<\/p>\n Fate was written all over Susanne’s surgery. She reveals that she prepared herself to work with a different doctor after Dr. Truesdale was scheduled to go on vacation on her planned surgery date. However, a glitch in his itinerary ended up connecting the two anyway.<\/p>\n Dr. Carl Truesdale<\/p>\n Susanne before and after her surgery performed by Dr. Carl Truesdale<\/p>\n Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for PEOPLE’s free daily newsletter<\/a> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer\u200b\u200b, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Susanne, who had then turned 70, decided to get eight procedures in one sitting: a deep plane facelift, neck lift, upper blepharoplasty, lower blepharoplasty, fat transfer from her inner thighs to her hands and face, an eyebrow lift, lip lift and a laser treatment to rejuvenate the skin. She recalls the entire operation happening over eight hours, while she accelerated her recovery by doing a 90-minute oxygen therapy treatment for three days after.<\/p>\n Dr. Truesdale was given a reference photo of Susanne at 28 that she felt “really captured who I was at that time.” And while the transformation<\/a>, in Dr. Truesdale’s words, turned back the clock and made his client look 40 again, Susanne says, “Was I trying to get back there? It wasn’t like, ‘Oh, I have to be that age again.’ I really love who I am.”<\/p>\n Still, she’s noticed a “huge difference” and feels like her inner and outer glow are aligned. “I’ve always been very confident, but I love what I see now. I’m back in my size 4 and 6 clothes, and I got my own little swag. I think this only enhanced what I already was doing.”<\/p>\n Susanne didn’t disclose how much she had paid for surgery in her interview, however Dr. Truesdale’s practice charges $115,000 to $125,000 for the same procedures, as shared in a statement with PEOPLE.<\/p>\n For now, Susanne doesn’t see herself adding any more tweaks to her appearance. “I had asked [Dr. Truesdale] about that and he said, ‘I think we’re done.’ That’s really encouraging to know,” she says. “I do have some loose skin from the almost 130 lbs. that I released, and I told [my trainer], ‘Let’s just see what happens between now and the end of this year, then I’ll decide next year if I want to have anything removed or not.'”<\/p>\n She is, however, set on inspiring others with her story. “If I can be that catalyst for someone to say, ‘I want to do this for me, I want to love myself more,’ then I’ve accomplished what I was looking to do.”<\/p>\n Read the original article on People<\/a><\/p>\n![\"Dr.](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ed701159952d19d95b89ddb14553fa87.jpeg\"\/)
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