Former Passions star McKenzie Westmore, 46, praises plastic surgeon who ‘saved her life’ after ‘stuffing her face’ with so much filler she had to have a full facelift

An actress has thanked her plastic surgeon for saving her life after using so much filler it made her sick and led to a full facelift.

McKenzie Westmore, 46, known for her work on Passions and All My Children, thanked her surgeon at a heartfelt instagram post, the exhaustive process took two years to uncover.

In a series of photos, McKenzie showed the evolution of her face since the surgery she underwent in 2022, starting with the day she had a facelift from Dr. Paul Nassif, the co-host of Botched.

The first photos show the actress’ face swollen and bruised, with a bandage around her face, as the doctor dissolved her filler and underwent a deep facelift and endoscopic brow lift.

McKenzie, 46, who is known for her work on All My Children, showed off the progress of her facial reconstruction, which she underwent in 2022 (seen a day after surgery)

In a series of photos, McKenzie showed the evolution of her face. The photo is four days after surgery

McKenzie’s obsession with filler began when she developed an eating disorder after landing a role in Passions at 19. McKenzie was photographed in 2000

But over time, her face returns to looking more natural, with the filler removed and her doctor performing a full facial reconstruction.

“Still Counting My Blessings!” the Westmore Beauty founder gushed in an Instagram post.

“I really can’t thank Dr. Paul Nassif enough for saving my life,” he continued. “I was so full of facial fillers it made me sick.”

McKenzie went on to explain that he became aware of the overfilling problem almost two years ago.

‘[He] it helped change my life and my health,” she gushed. “After removing all the fillers and completely reconstructing the face, I am very grateful for his amazing work.”

McKenzie previously opened up on People about her excessive facial stuffing, admitting it stemmed from an eating disorder she developed after landing a role in Passions at 19.

She initially started getting fillers to neutralize her gaunt face, which led to more than a decade of excessive filler use.

“My story goes back to my 20s. I had gone through a period of time working in the industry and being told, even at a size 4 to 6, that I was fat. Of course, that’s not the truth,” he told the publication.

McKenzie has previously spoken about her excessive facial stuffing, admitting it stemmed from an eating disorder she developed after landing a role in Passions at 19. Photographed one week after surgery

It seems over two weeks for McKenzie’s face to look like it did before it was overstuffed. She wrote in an Instagram post that she was “extremely grateful” for her doctor’s “amazing work”

Almost two years later, McKenzie’s face is more like his natural self, he gushes: “[Nassif] changed my life and health” (which I recently saw)

She initially started getting fillers to neutralize her gaunt face, which led to more than a decade of excessive filler use. McKenzie was photographed in 2005

This caused lumps to form under her skin and McKenzie decided to seek help in 2022.

“The mid-20s is not the age to start getting fillers,” she admitted. “Not a good age to start.”

Dr. Nassif told People when too much filler was injected into one area, it could often migrate to other, unintended parts of the face.

She told the publication that when McKenzie’s filler was initially installed, it gave her a “heavy, even masculine” look.

“She had a lot of material even on her forehead, her eyebrows, her temples, her face,” the doctor explained.

“Everything was very heavy… especially her jaw. If you look at her now, she has this beautiful jawline.

“She looks very natural.”

Dr. Nassif warned people about the danger of not stretching injection appointments far enough, as it can result in the skin filling up too quickly — which can also lead to migration.