Katherine Ryan undergoes full facelift to ‘reclaim her identity’ after giving birth

The procedure was both a physical and an emotional milestone

After being pregnant six times over the course of five years, Katherine decided to 'reclaim her autonomy'.

The Canadian comedian underwent an 18,000 euro facelift, which, according to Katherine, was 'a little bit of fat transfer to my cheekbone area, and a small bleph[aroplasty]'.

Katherine opened up about the procedure on her Telling Everybody Everything podcast: "A bleph is when they take a tiny bit of your eyelid skin, though not too much, and then they'll usually - to avoid hollowness, put a little bit of fat back in there too.

"So I had some fat put in, like my upper face, my eyelids, and then I had a facelift."

Katherine went on to explain that, in addition to being a physical milestone, the facelift also proved to be an emotional one.

The 42-year-old has suffered three miscarriages as well as the births of her three children with her husband, Bobby Koostra.

"Almost metaphorically, I needed to do something, to reclaim my identity, to reclaim my autonomy, to claw back the face that I had in, like, 2019," she said.

"I am not crazy. I'm not trying to wind it back to 2006. I'm just trying to look the way I did, like, pre-COVID, pre-six pregnancies in five years.

"He is an esteemed consultant plastic surgeon who has trained many of these London guys who charge more," Katherine went on to explain.

"I have seen a lot of his before-and-after work, both in photos and in the flesh. I know real people who've been to see him. I believe it is crucial to consider several factors when choosing a surgeon.

"And just like Dr. Steven Levine, who did Kris Jenner, said to me, I believe that you and your surgeon have to have the same idea of what pretty is," Katherine continued. "Dr Nick Rhodes has done some work on my friends. I think they look beautiful."

Katherine also said she experienced 'zero out of ten pain', adding: "The beauty is you're pretty numb afterwards.

"I was bruised, and I was swollen, and I think I am still a little bit swollen. But basically, I just went about my daily life from day one.

"They sent me home with some paracetamol. If I had needed stronger drugs, I think that was available, but I didn't. I took ibuprofen and paracetamol for like three days," she said.

Katherine went on to explain that the surgery didn't stop her from going out and enjoying the Christmas period with her family.

"I went to Christmas parties. I took the kids to Lapland. I went to the Royal Hall for carolling. I did all of the Christmas stuff. I looked after a newborn baby," she said.

She further detailed how she felt that her pregnancies had taken a toll on her body and face, compared to her husband, who's "still a hunk."

Dr Rhodes also talked the comedian out of a lip lift, explaining to her that it wouldn't suit her face shape.

"Because I followed his guidance, and I had a beautiful, skilled surgeon do my facelift, it doesn't look wild," she said, adding that she's grateful for the advice.

However, not everyone was so unbothered about the procedure. Katherine's eldest daughter, Violet, was initially worried about the results.

"She was concerned because she was like, this is going to look horrible. You're going to come back looking totally different.

"And I don't look different at all. I look a little bit refreshed. My neck is amazing," Katherine said.

Katherine then joked that the facelift had given her a “super snatched, tiny little lollipop neck” she’d never had before, not even in her twenties, despite years of trying to achieve the same look with various fillers.