On Friday, the 56-year-old actress shared a put up on Instagram, during which she mirrored on her “courageous selection” to go beneath the knife final 12 months after dropping 40 kilos, calling the process “among the finest selections” she’s ever made.

“One 12 months in the past immediately I did a factor,” Lake started within the put up’s caption. “Sure, immediately July 18th, is the one 12 months anniversary of my deep airplane decrease face and neck carry, plus a gentle co2 laser. I used to be in the very best of fingers with my plastic surgeon @drallenfoulad., a real grasp in his area. After a pricey buddy had probably the most unimaginable expertise with Dr, Foulad, I made the choice to comply with in her footsteps. She is that buddy that does all of the analysis and due diligence for you. She met with all the highest docs within the nation. So grateful for her going first.”

The Hairspray actress added that after her weight reduction transformation, she wished to handle her modified facial look.

“I had misplaced 40 lbs and didn’t like the additional pores and skin that hung from under my chin,” she defined. “It was by no means going to tighten up by itself. Not at 55. Belief me, after I inform you, I nonetheless felt further cute and liked myself regardless, particularly after working so onerous to get in the very best form of my life.”

As for the surgical procedure itself, Lake referred to as it “the icing on the cake,” earlier than praising her choice to have cosmetic surgery.

“One 12 months later, I look again on my courageous selection and take into account it among the finest selections I ever made for myself,” she wrote. “I share with all of you, as I’m an open e book and at all times will probably be. Additionally, so many individuals have an interest and wish to know, so right here you go…”

The previous discuss present host’s put up featured a carousel of 11 pictures, which documented all the course of — from her first session to her restoration.

Two of the pictures confirmed the world Lake stated she “disliked,” whereas others featured pictures of Lake within the days and first few weeks post-op, together with a shot of herself and her husband Ross Burningham in mattress, during which she could be seen with a bandage wrapped over her head and chin.

“day 2 with my candy husband. He was so nervous but so supportive,” Lake stated of the photograph.

The ultimate two pictures within the Serial Mother star’s carousel have been from Might 2025, with Lake exhibiting off her new look.

Lake’s followers and movie star buddies took to the feedback part to react to her candid put up.

“You might be attractive in each means, from each angle, inside and outside, earlier than and after. I like you past❤️,” Nikki Reed wrote.

“you look stunning as at all times ❤️,” Jennie Garth stated, whereas Amy Sedaris added, “So good Ricki Thanks for sharing.”

Lake first revealed she had a decrease face and neck carry throughout an look on Watch What Occurs Dwell final month.

She gushed over Dr. Foulad, earlier than calling her cosmetic surgery the “finest facelift I’ve ever seen,” exhibiting off her lack of scarring.

Lake additionally promoted de-stigmatizing cosmetic surgery, saying, “I am totally clear, at all times have been. I do not need there to be any stigma. That is one thing that was bothering me. I misplaced quite a lot of weight, and I had this sure factor hanging, and I had it mounted.”

As she talked about in Friday’s Instagram put up and on WWHL, the Cry Child star’s choice to endure cosmetic surgery got here after a dramatic weight reduction transformation, during which she misplaced over 30 kilos.

Lake first opened up about her weight reduction in February 2024 when she took to social media to share the information together with pictures of her slimmed-down determine.

“On October twenty sixth, 2023 I made a dedication to myself to get more healthy,” she wrote on the time. Over the 4 months that adopted that dedication, Lake and her husband every misplaced over 30 kilos.

Throughout an interview with Us Weekly in January 2025, Lake shared particulars about her weight loss program and train routine, saying that she adopted “a really strict keto weight loss program.”

She additionally defined why she determined towards utilizing Ozempic or different antidiabetic drugs which have develop into well-liked for his or her weight reduction advantages.

“I didn’t go on any drug as a result of I wasn’t prediabetic,” Lake defined. “There’s nothing mistaken with these medication. They’re really recreation changers for therefore many individuals. However for me, I didn’t wish to be reliant on a drug if I might assist it.”