New procedure secret behind Madonna’s youth
Madonna seemed to stun everyone walking down the red carpet at this year’s Academy Awards with her glowing, youthful appearance.
The pop star had everyone wondering what her secret is for a super-smooth complexion and glowing skin. Now, experts are speculating that she’s undergone a new procedure called the ‘ribbon lift.’
The treatment takes 30 minutes and provides results that are similar to a face and neck lift. In Hollywood, the procedure costs around $6,000 (£4,300). The ribbon lift sees a dissolvable ribbon implant placed in the neck to lift the tissues.
It takes about two months for the ribbon to dissolve, according to the Daily Mail, and the results of the procedure can last about three years.
Previously, one cosmetic surgeon told Grazia magazine that Madonna was showing tell-tale signs that she had the procedure. A photograph taken a few days before the ceremony showed what appeared to be the dissolvable ribbon in her neck.
The surgeon, Alex Karidis, said: “[A tube-like device] is tunneled under the skin and has lots of tiny hooks that attach to the muscle and tissue. We then pull it upwards to lift the whole area.”
Speaking about Madonna’s treatment specifically, Karidis added: “It doesn’t appear as if the ribbon has dissolved properly. However, she looks to have cleverly covered it with a loose hairstyle at the Oscars party.”
Karidis also notes that he believes Madonna may have chosen to have a separate skin peel treatment before the awards ceremony.
In the past, Madonna has remained secretive about her use of cosmetic surgery, saying: “I am certainly not against plastic surgery; however, I am absolutely against having to discuss it.”