Ricki Lake Shares Honest Story Behind Facelift After Weight Loss and Why She Has No Regrets

Ricki Lake is embracing her choices — and encouraging women to feel confident doing the same.

The former talk show host, 57, recently opened up about her decision to undergo a face and neck lift after losing 40 pounds, calling the experience “amazing.”

Speaking on the Monday, March 16, episode of The Inside Edit, Lake admitted her decision was made quickly.

“I didn’t do any research… I decided very impulsively to have my face done,” she shared.

The idea came after seeing a friend’s results following a similar procedure.

“I saw her eight days after her surgery and not only did she look amazing, she was euphoric,” Lake recalled. “And, I was like, ‘I’ll have what she’s having!’”

For Lake, the choice wasn’t about turning back time, but about feeling comfortable in her own skin after a 40-pound weight loss left her with loose skin.

“It wasn’t about wanting to look younger,” she explained. “I had an appendage hanging that wasn’t going to go back.”

Lake said she booked the surgery within weeks and “never looked back,” she added, later praising her doctor and the outcome: “I healed so quickly.”