Kaitlyn Bristowe shares a look at her recent eyelid surgery.
On Sunday, December 8, Bachelor The 39-year-old star posted some post-op photos on Instagram after telling fans she had an “upper bluff” (blepharoplasty) on the social network the day before.
In one shot, Bristowe posed for a selfie in bed showing followers her puffy, pink eyelids, while another image showed her in a medical facility with a blue hair net.
The video then showed someone pushing Bristowe out of the clinic in a wheelchair. She was still wearing a hairnet and appeared to joke that she was “embarrassed” as the cameraman laughed behind the camera.
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Quoting Meryl Streep’s famous line from The devil wears PradaBristowe captioned the post: “Don’t be ridiculous Andrea, everyone wants to look like this.”
According to the Mayo Clinic, blepharoplasty is “a type of surgery that removes excess skin from the eyelids,” adding that “loose skin around the eyes can reduce side vision (peripheral vision), especially the upper and outer parts of the visual field,” with aging.
“Blepharoplasty can reduce or resolve these vision problems. The surgery can also make the eyes look younger and more alert,” the site states.
Kaitlyn Bristowe shares pictures of her eyelid surgery.
Kaitlyn Bristowe/Instagram
Bristowe’s latest post comes after she shared a photo of herself in a bed at a medical facility, wearing a hospital gown and a blue hairnet. In a photo shared on Instagram on Saturday, the reality star had her eyes covered as she relaxed while seemingly attached to a monitor after undergoing the procedure.
In the post, Off the Vine The podcast host revealed she’s not the only one in the household recovering, as she said her two golden retrievers, Pinot and Ramen, also had stitches.
“There’s a lot going on at the Bristowe residence. All three of us have stitches. I got an upper bladder (take it to your group chat if you want to be negative). I had a fatty tumor removed from my shoulder (Pray it’s back to normal) Pinot had a tooth pulled (Bio is so tall when he came home he had to eat lying down),” the TV personality wrote in the caption, adding photos and videos of her beloved pups.
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“And my back yard is torn up!! (Meaning the dogs go on leashes every time they have to go, even if it’s 3am),” she added, sharing a video of the work being done outside her house.
“So, good news. I saw a dog today. Have you ever seen one? You probably have. Anyway,” Bristowe concluded in the caption.
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Bristowe has been open about the procedures she’s had over the years, clapping back at fans in 2021 after people commented on how “different” she looked since she first appeared on Bachelor back in 2015.
“6 years since I’ve been on the show, eyebrow lift, microblading, teeth bonding, some lip fillers, aging, darker hair and I finally learned how to contour. Oh, and I gained weight 💪🏼,” she wrote on X at the time ( formerly known as Twitter).
“I’m sick of women commenting on my face. Jesus,” she added in response to another critical post about her on social media.
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