My Husband Gave Me a Facelift—See the Before and Afters

Experience Best of Beauty like never before. [View this email in your browser]( | [Manage newsletter subscriptions](newsletter=all2) [Allure logo image]( July 21, 2024 [Neda Karam before and after facelift]( PLASTIC SURGERY [My Husband Gave Me a Six-Figure Facelift]( At 52, Neda Karam decided she was ready for a facelift. And she knew just who should do it.   [executive beauty director jenny bailly]( Neda and [Amir Karam]( met in medical school. Finally. They had been delivered by the same doctor in the same hospital in Iran. Both of their families later moved to San Diego; they attended rival high schools and worked at the same mall. They went to the same college. But they didn't meet until they were both studying at the University of California Irvine School of Medicine. They were engaged in three months. Earlier this year, a few months shy of their 26th wedding anniversary, Neda decided she wanted to [get a facelift](. And there was no question in her mind who would perform the surgery. “I didn't want to go to him just because he was my husband, but I felt like I was in the unique situation of living with the best choice,” Neda says. “I don’t think I would’ve had the guts to do it with someone else." [Amir and Neda Karam]( “We’ve been married for 25 years and it’s just in the last few that she’s shifted to an aging version of herself. I don’t want a new version of her. I just want the old version,” explains Amir. Facelifts and facelift-adjacent procedures (Neda also got a fat transfer and a lower eyelid “[skin pinch](”) are the only operations that double board-certified facial plastic surgeon Amir Karam, MD, performs. And like many social-media-savvy plastic surgeons today, he's branded his particular approach with a catchy name: “[The Vertical Restore](.” Read the full story to see more [before and after photos](, and get an unfiltered look at the recovery process. [CONTINUE READING]( The Top 5 Plastic Surgery Stories on Allure.com   1. [The Price of Perky Boobs]( || And the anatomy of an "internal bra." 2. [The Most Popular Plastic Surgery Procedure Says a Lot About Our Culture Right Now]( || Juicy Couture isn't the only trend making a comeback. 3. [What Happens When You’ve Gotten Filler for Years — and Then Stop?]( || Can you ever get back to 100% no filler? 4. [The Most Surprising New Botox and Filler Trends]( || Getting Botox for an "executive edge"—or at the tender age of 22—is just the beginning. 5. [How I Really Feel About My Lip Lift]( || And the unexpected results. [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [Pinterest]( This e-mail was sent to you by [allure.com](. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, allure@newsletters.allure.com, to your address book. View our [Privacy Policy]( [Unsubscribe]( or [Manage your newsletter subscriptions](newsletter=all2) Copyright © Condé Nast 2024. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.