A woman who spent $25,000 on a facelift has revealed what she wishes she knew before jetting to Mexico for the procedure. 

Peggy Lynn Marchetti, 60, has been sharing daily recovery updates with her 7,450 Instagram followers since she underwent a plethora of procedures in Guadalajara just three weeks ago. 

Under the care of surgeon Dr Fabian Mendoza, she had an extended deep plane lower facelift, upper and lower blepharoplasty—when the skin around the eyes is cut and tightened—a lip lift, and fat injections to replace volume in her cheeks. 

Ms Marchetti has been more than happy to answer people’s questions about her staggering glow up, and surprisingly, she said the operations didn’t leave her in a lot of pain. 

She said: ‘The first one to three days is uncomfortable. You have the headdress the bandages and I had three drains. 

‘You have lots of swelling, so you feel really tight, but I wouldn’t consider that pain just being uncomfortable and hard to rest.’

But it was in a standalone video that Ms Marchetti revealed the things she wish she had done before having a facelift. 

Speaking directly to camera, she began by explaining that she wishes she had had the op sooner—but not for the reason you’d expect. 

Peggy Lynn Marchetti has turned the clock back by decades just weeks after her facelift

She said: ‘I would have done it a lot sooner, somewhere between the age of 50 and 54. Why? Because you heal faster, you’re in overall better health, and your face and your body still match. 

‘Trust me, when you look 40, but your hands and your chest tell a different story, it’s not good. Today’s face lifts are not your mama’s face lift. Cosmetic Surgery has come a long way.’ 

Getting into what she wishes she had known about and acted on, she said that she regrets not being more liberal with SPF as years of sun damage have left her with ‘discoloration, fine lines, wrinkles and crepey skin’. 

‘In my younger years, I wished I would have taken sunscreen a lot more serious, not just on my face, but on my neck, my chest, my hands. 

‘Those UV rays as you age show up, and they rob your skin of all the radiance. I’m totally kicking myself.’ 

Ms Marchetti also said she wishes she had started having anti-wrinkle injections when she was younger. 

‘I would have started Botox and been consistent, a little consistency, and maintenance, preventative, all of those measures go a long way,’ she mused. 

Finally she advised others hoping to have a facelift to ‘start saving early’ and view it like they would a retirement pot. 

‘You’re worth the investment in cosmetic surgery,’ she said. ‘No matter where you get it, it is not cheap.’ 

Ms Marchetti has not stated how much she has spent on her surgeries, but responded to one follower: ‘The cost really depends on the procedures that you’re having done. My surgeon, hospital, medications, recovery, home, clinical testing, pre-surgery, post surgery, therapies, travel, and incidentals. A good budget $20-$25k.’ 

Last week we revealed the similarly amazing results of a London grandmother who flew to Turkey for a facial rejuvenation procedure. 

She spent £10,000 her face lift, investing the money she saved from giving up smoking sixteen months prior.