Ireland Baldwin has opened up about why she underwent a minimally invasive cosmetic procedure, after receiving backlash for altering her face at such a young age.
In a new Instagram video posted on Tuesday afternoon, the 26-year-old model explained that she underwent an ‘hour-long, in-office procedure’ last week called FaceTite that doesn’t require anesthesia.
‘You don’t go under the knife. Nothing like that. The reason I had it done is was because I had this very stubborn pocket of fat and extra skin my face,’ she told her more than 691,000 followers.
Honest: Ireland Baldwin opens up about why she underwent FaceTite, a minimally cosmetic procedure that is comparable to a surgical facelift, this month
Before her haters could tell her to just ‘diet and work out,’ she explained that even when she had ‘an array of eating disorders’ and was ‘scary skinny’ she still had ‘this chin.’
‘As I’ve gained weight and as I’ve aged it hasn’t gone away at all. It’s only become worse and worse,’ she explained. ‘I am terrified of anesthesia and being put under and plastic surgery.’
When looking at her options on how to fix her biggest insecurity, she said she looked for the ‘most age appropriate and minimally invasive option.’
Healing: In a new Instagram video, posted on Tuesday afternoon, the 26-year-old model explained that FaceTite is a ‘minimally invasive hour-long, in-office procedure’ that doesn’t even require being put under anesthesia
The bombshell also addressed how hypocritical it is that people get mad at celebrities for being honest when they get work done.
‘Y’all are such a riot. Let’s have a little talk. So, you have to pick one. Either you’re going to get mad at people, who aren’t open and transparent about the work they’ve had done to themselves. Or, you’re going to get mad at people for getting work done to themselves. You don’t have both.
She continued: ‘I choose to be as open and transparent about these kind of things because I don’t want to be misleading…I never use filters on here. I’ve had no other modifications done to my body or face.’
Minimally invasive: ‘You don’t go under the knife. Nothing like that. The reason I had it done is was because I had this very stubborn pocket of fat and extra skin my face,’ she told her more than 691,000 followers
‘I’ve had no lip filler in my life. I’ve had no fillers in my face. Not that there is anything wrong with that,’ Baldwin continued.
Three days ago, Baldwin shocked the world as she revealed that she has undergone a ‘mini facelift’ at such a young age
The model underwent the ‘minimally-invasive’ treatment alongside her cousin Alaia, 27, which is designed to permanently destroy fat cells and tighten the skin of the lower face and neck.
Taking to Instagram on Sunday, the daughter of Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger snapped selfies while wrapped up in compression bandages following her trip to the doctor.
She tried everything: Baldwin went on to say before haters tell her to just ‘diet and work out’ that even when she had ‘an array of eating disorders’ and was ‘scary skinny’ she still had ‘this chin’
Keeping it real: The bombshell also addressed how hypocritical it is that people get mad at celebrities for being honest when they get work done
‘Cousins who facetite together, stay together,’ Ireland captioned a snap of the pair.
Fans were left shocked by her decision to undergo a mini face lift while in her 20s, commenting: ‘You don’t need Facetite. You are absolutely gorgeous.’; ‘You were perfect. Why change??’
‘Most 26 yr olds are playing off student loans.’; ‘Why would you do that to yourself?!’; ‘That is ridiculous neither one of you need Face tyte! I need FaceTyte’; ‘So young to be doing this ! … why ? Your face is Beautiful as is !!!!’;
Before and after: Taking to Instagram on Sunday, the daughter of Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger snapped selfies while wrapped up in compression bandages
‘You are too young & too beautiful to all this already. You have amazing DNA from your parents, take good care of it.’; ‘But you are absolutely gorgeous and without this face tite – you are so so beautiful.’
Other fans praised the star for her openness, however, penning: ‘Y’all look hot af’; ‘we love a transparent shameless queen’; ‘Living for the transparency’; ‘Always beautiful no matter what!’
Ireland sought out Dr. Michael Kim for the procedure, which uses ‘Radio-Frequency Assisted Lipolysis (RFAL) that is contained in a thin wand that is placed underneath the skin.’
Family fun: Ireland revealed her simple recovery plans on Instagram following a ‘mini facelift’ procedure after a trip to the plastic surgeon with her cousin Alaia
Too young? Fans were left shocked by her decision to undergo a mini face lift while in her 20s
Support: Other fans praised the star for her openness and honesty
The RFAL ‘permanently destroys fat cells and simultaneously tightens the skin of the lower face and neck.’
In addition, ‘Facetite can provide mini facelift-like results without the associated scars, downtime, and cost.
‘It is performed under local anesthesia or light sedation in the office procedure room with only two to five days of downtime.’
It comes after Ireland shared a candid post about being in the ‘most freeing mental headspace’ since she packed up and left Los Angeles for the Oregon coast, where she now lives with her musician boyfriend RAC.
Inspired by an Instagram message Camila Cabello wrote last week, Ireland penned a lengthy post detailing everything from her own issues with body image, to toxic online behavior and mental health.
She said: ‘To being that I am a bad b**** and that I’m done taking s*** from people on the Internet now, I know of course the heat will never cease to exist. I know the more I put myself out there the more people find reasons to pick me apart. But that’s OK!!’
She added: ‘Of course, I am nowhere near as famous as Camilla, but I relate to every word of her post. I have been called some version of fat, ugly, worthless and irrelevant by grown adults on the Internet since I was a kid.’
Ireland has past been candid about her battle with eating disorders, and said it was ‘sad and pathetic’ that people would rip others apart online, especially ‘women doing this to other women.’
‘I have spent way too many years starving myself, binging, purging, measuring, stepping on scales, spitting food into my purse and all around ruining my body because some troll told me I’ll never be as thin and beautiful as my mother.’
Cool and calm: She slipped on a pair of sunnies to match her cousin, and tried to laugh off the aggressive bandages from their matching procedures
Ireland said that while she has her ‘bad days,’ she ‘romantically’ loves food and is proud of her physique the way it is.
‘Sure, I have my insecurities,’ she continued. ‘I know a lot of you like to assume I am filled with lip filler, breast implants and botox, but even though there’s absolutely nothing wrong with any of those things, I am not, but HELL! All ya had to do was ask!’
She noted she was going to try an ‘in-office procedure’ to see if it helped with her insecurity surrounding her chin, and she was ‘shameless’ about the process.
‘And the most glorious part, is I am not posting revealing pictures, getting treatments, and doing jack s*** for any of you. It’s all for me,’ she said.
Doing her best: Ireland recently shared a candid post about being in the ‘most freeing mental headspace’ since she packed up and left Los Angeles for the Oregon coast, where she now lives with her musician boyfriend RAC