{"id":187223,"date":"2025-08-15T18:31:49","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T18:31:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/15\/mormon-wives-jessi-ngatikaura-on-why-she-got-lower-eyelid-surgery\/"},"modified":"2025-08-15T18:31:49","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T18:31:49","slug":"mormon-wives-jessi-ngatikaura-on-why-she-got-lower-eyelid-surgery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/15\/mormon-wives-jessi-ngatikaura-on-why-she-got-lower-eyelid-surgery\/","title":{"rendered":"Mormon Wives\u2019 Jessi Ngatikaura on Why She Got Lower Eyelid Surgery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/shows\/secret-lives-of-mormon-wives\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The <em>Secret Wives of Mormon Wives<\/em><\/a>\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/jessi-ngatikaura\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Jessi Ngatikaura<\/strong><\/a> is keeping it real with fans, opening up about why she underwent a popular cosmetic procedure.<\/p>\n<p>Jessi, 33, explained to her followers why she opted for a pinch blepharoplasty, which removes excess skin from the lower eyelids, via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@_justjessiiii\/video\/7538840355949530399\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TikTok<\/a> on Friday, August 15. \u201cIt basically just takes the skin underneath [the eyes] and just pinches it up,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m super excited about it,\u201d Jessi added. \u201cIt\u2019s really just to help loose skin in the under eye. This is all the result of getting older, but also, I lost almost 20 pounds, and loose skin comes with that.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-body\/news\/mormon-wives-star-jessi-ngatikaura-slams-body-shamers\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-body\/news\/mormon-wives-star-jessi-ngatikaura-slams-body-shamers\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Mormon Wives&#8217; Jessi Ngatikaura Hits Back at Body-Shamers: &#8216;Thank You Trolls&#8217;<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tThe Secret Lives of Mormon Wives cast member Jessi Ngatikaura has hit back after being body-shamed via social media. \u201cJust a gentle reminder that it\u2019s never OK to comment on a woman\u2019s post, \u2018You\u2019re looking more transgender by the day,\u2019 or \u2018Your features are so masculine,\u2019\u201d Jessi, 33, wrote to fans via her Instagram Story [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Jessi told her followers that she decided to<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-body\/news\/most-talked-about-celebrity-plastic-surgeries-revealed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> go under the knife again<\/a> due to feeling \u201cself-conscious\u201d about the excess skin, noting that she wanted to \u201ctighten it up.\u201d She also shared that the procedure is so minimal that she didn\u2019t even think \u201cpeople would notice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s funny when people are leaving hate comments like, \u2018This is so sad,\u2019 OK, I\u2019m just gonna look really awake and really young in a couple of weeks so it\u2019s really not that sad,\u201d Jessi said.<\/p>\n<p>Jessi then defended other work she had done, including her rhinoplasty, sharing that it was a minor adjustment, too. \u201cIt was just a little tuck,\u201d she said about her nose job, pointing at her nostrils.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@_justjessiiii\/video\/7538840355949530399\" data-video-id=\"7538840355949530399\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\" style=\"max-width:605px; min-width:325px;\">\n<section> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"@_justjessiiii\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@_justjessiiii?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">@_justjessiiii<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>@utahfacialplastics does it again! @dr.jamesmanning did my nose procedure and I had also talked to him about my under eye and we decided a skin pinch would be the right move. I\u2019ll continue to document the recovery process! <a title=\"undereye\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/undereye?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#undereye<\/a> <a title=\"skinpinch\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/skinpinch?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#skinpinch<\/a> <a title=\"lowerblepharoplsty\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/lowerblepharoplsty?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#lowerblepharoplsty<\/a> <a title=\"blephhealingjourney\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/blephhealingjourney?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#blephhealingjourney<\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u266c original sound - justjessi\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/original-sound-7538845446849039135?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">\u266c original sound \u2013 justjessi<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Fans were also concerned for her results after she got a CO2 laser resurfacing treatment on her face, which is used to treat wrinkles, but Jessi gushed that after healing, her skin is \u201cliterally amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel like the surgeries I\u2019ve done are just to make me look a little fresher,\u201d she explained. \u201cNot to look scary.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, August 14, Jessi gave a peek at her results via TikTok as she heals up from her latest procedure.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c@utahfacialplastics does it again! @dr.jamesmanning did my nose procedure and I had also talked to him about my under eye and we decided a skin pinch would be the right move. I\u2019ll continue to document the recovery process,\u201d she captioned the post.<\/p>\n<p>In another TikTok clip, she shut down \u201cplastic surgery haters\u201d and mouthed over a popular audio saying, \u201cI\u2019d rather die hot than live ugly.\u201d Fans shared their mixed reactions in the comments section.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@_justjessiiii\/video\/7538547065375165726\" data-video-id=\"7538547065375165726\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\" style=\"max-width:605px; min-width:325px;\">\n<section> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"@_justjessiiii\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@_justjessiiii?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">@_justjessiiii<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>To the plastic surgery haters \ud83d\ude18 @utahfacialplastics @dr.jamesmanning <\/p>\n<p> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u266c mood - Trevor Dean\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/mood-6802285670846008069?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">\u266c mood \u2013 Trevor Dean<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cPERIODDDD SLAY JESSI!\u201d one wrote, while another commented, \u201cOmg Jessi you\u2019re so beautiful it\u2019s that I don\u2019t understand why you get it \ud83d\ude2d.\u201d A third commented, \u201cNormalize letting people age gracefully!\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-body\/pictures\/utah-stars-open-about-plastic-surgery-love-islands-vanna-einerson-more\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Utah-Stars-Who-Have-Gotten-Plastic-Surgery-feature.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C1998px%2C1131px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Utah Stars Who Have Gotten Plastic Surgery\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Utah-Stars-Who-Have-Gotten-Plastic-Surgery-feature.jpg?quality=47&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-body\/pictures\/utah-stars-open-about-plastic-surgery-love-islands-vanna-einerson-more\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Utah Stars Who Have Been Open About Getting Plastic Surgery<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tFrom Love Island USA\u2019s Vanna Einerson to The Real Housewives of Mormon Wives\u2019 Layla Taylor, a number of Utah stars have been candid about getting plastic surgery at young ages. Take Demi Engemann, for example, who told Page Six in 2024 that \u201cUtah\u2019s known for having very minimal procedures done to where we still look [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>During season 1 of the show, Jessi was also open about undergoing a labiaplasty after giving birth to her second baby. \u201cThey\u2019re cutting it all off, tightening it back up. I\u2019m getting a mommy makeover,\u201d she said in a September 2024 episode.<\/p>\n<p>Several of her costars have also been candid about going under the knife, including <strong>Demi Engemann<\/strong>, <strong>Layla Taylor<\/strong> and <strong>Mikayla Matthews<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-body\/news\/mormon-wives-jessi-ngatikaura-on-why-she-got-lower-eyelid-surgery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Secret Wives of Mormon Wives\u2019 Jessi Ngatikaura is keeping it real with fans, opening up about why she underwent a popular cosmetic procedure. Jessi, 33, explained to her followers why she opted for a pinch blepharoplasty, which removes excess skin from the lower eyelids, via TikTok on Friday, August 15. \u201cIt basically just takes [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":187224,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-187223","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrity"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/187223","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=187223"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/187223\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/187224"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=187223"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=187223"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=187223"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}