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After years of filler, threads and noninvasive treatments, Keltie Knight says her facelift surgery became far more difficult than expected. In a personal essay for Glamour,<\/em> the TV host opened up about the beauty pressure she faced on camera and why she ultimately decided to come clean about the procedures she\u2019s undergone.<\/p>\n Knight shared that concerns about her neck started nearly a decade ago after she noticed what she called \u201ca little wattle\u201d under her chin. After trying treatments like Kybella and CoolSculpting, she says the results only made things worse. \u201cThe worst thing that happens is it disfigures your face,\u201d she wrote, explaining that removing too much fat left her with sagging skin. In 2017, she underwent a minimally invasive necklift with Beverly Hills, CA plastic surgeon Jason Diamond, MD, who told her at the time she was still \u201ctoo young for a facelift.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Years later, while filming CBS\u2019s\u00a0Superfan<\/em>, Knight said the looseness in her neck had returned to the point where her glam team was helping conceal it on camera. \u201cMy makeup artist and hairstylist were basically tucking my loose skin into turtlenecks,\u201d she wrote. That\u2019s when she decided it was finally time for a facelift at 41. While her surgery was originally expected to take three to four hours, Knight revealed it ultimately lasted nearly nine. <\/p>\n What she didn\u2019t expect was how complicated the operation would become. \u201cThere was so much scar tissue from the filler and the threads and the microneedling and all the medi-spa shit I had done,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n Still, Knight says the facelift was worth it. \u201cNow I can say that facelift is the best thing I ever did,\u201d she wrote, adding that she returned to work on camera just two weeks later. <\/p>\n But the essay goes far beyond surgery. Knight candidly described how years of working in television affected the way she viewed herself, especially while standing beside celebrities and models on red carpets. \u201cStaying young, having a certain look, fitting in a certain dress, that is not vanity, that\u2019s hireability,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n Knight also reflected on using a GLP-1 medication after feeling pressure around her body and appearance in Hollywood, saying the compliments she received after losing weight reinforced the idea that she looked \u201cbetter\u201d thinner. <\/p>\n Now, she says confidence has finally started to come easier with age. \u201cI\u2019m so much more confident at 44 than I was at 34,\u201d she wrote near the end of the essay. And after years of keeping her facelift private, she says she no longer wants to hide it. \u201cWhat if that actually is freeing?\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n