A grandmother who saved £10,000 by quitting smoking spent the money on a face lift which has left people stunned.
In a recent video posted on TikTok, which has been viewed nearly half a million times, Jakki Warren, 55, showed off the results—and she looks at least a decade younger.
The glamourous gran, from Essex, described it as ‘the best decision’ she has ever made for herself because it has given her a ‘new lease for life’.
Ms Warren told MailOnline: ‘I want other 50-year-olds and above to know it’s never too late to make positive changes in yourself.
‘It’s important to invest some time and love in yourself.’
Ms Warren told the Mail Online that when she hit her fifties she started putting on weight, and was smoking 40 cigarettes a day.
She had had two hip replacement operations during her forties—both of which failed—and she was in pain, struggling to move and pre-diabetic.
It was a lightbulb moment for her, and she realised that she wanted to live as long as possible so she could see her grandchildren grow up.
The grandmother before (left) and after (right) her youthful face lift procedures in her fifties
Determined, she embraced intermittent fasting, gave up smoking, adopted a healthy meal plan, started taking supplements, and cut out caffeine—her healthy overhaul resulted in her shedding three and a half stone.
But after she lost weight, her ‘confidence fell apart’ as she had ‘so much loose skin’ around her neck and face.
It inspired her to invest in a facial transformation, spending the £10,000 pot she had saved from kicking her cigarette habit 16-months prior.
She said: ‘That’s how much I saved (from going) no smoking for 16 months before I took that money and spent it.’
After months of careful research and meetings with the team of surgeons at Revitalize Clinic in Izmir, Turkey, she decided to spend £10,000 that she’d saved by packing in her smoking habit on a total facial rejuvenation.
On April 30 of this year, she underwent a series of procedures, including a deep plane face lift, neck lift, bone rasping to define her nose, as well as fat taken from her stomach for her mid face.
Ms Warren said: ‘My mum and dad didn’t want their daughter’s face to change. They were scared I wasn’t going to look like me.’
The loose skin on the grandmother’s neck before the procedure (left) and her jawline after
But she added: ‘Since having my facelift, my confidence and self-esteem have improved.’
When asked if her grandchildren noticed a difference, she said: ‘Yes, but only when it was bruised.
‘The eldest daughter, Mia-Grace, tells me I look different but a good different.’
Otherwise, she said: ‘I have not noticed anyone treating me differently.’
While she has also spent money on follow up facial treatments, she believes it was worth every penny.
‘After all I needed to look after the new me. I’m learning to love me again,’ she said in a video posted to her page, @Nanajak54.
The ongoing treatments include chemical peels, warm plasma, hydro facials, and lymphatic draining massages.
Since the face lift, she said: ‘Now is the time for me to start putting in a good anti-aging skincare routine for me.
This is because she said: ‘At the end of the day I want longevity in this face lift here, because, one I paid a lot for it, and two now I need to maintain it.’
After posting her latest video, stunned social media users commented on her transformation.
One of her 17,000 followers said: ‘The glow, the confidence, the power and strength in your eyes. I’m so happy for you.’
Another commented: ‘Wow amazing results. Can you put the name of your doctor please?’
The grandmother replied: ‘Yes I had Professor Ahmet Seyhan by @revitalizeinturkey.’
A third user commented: ‘Very, very good results. Easily taken 10 years off you.’
Meanwhile, another user, on the before and after pictures, said: ‘Insane transformation.’
