Heather Gay Broke Down How Much She Spent On Cosmetic Work

Real Housewives of Salt Lake City star Heather Gay opened up about the cosmetic procedures she’s undergone.

Heather told Bustle she’s invested probably $200,000 into my physical appearance, and it was worth every penny.” However, she said, “The pursuit of perfection is never fully possible, just like it’s not possible to be fully hair-free.”

It’s all about the Benjamins:

Once Heather “had the money and the time,” she started investing in her physical appearance. “I always said that I’d be so much cuter if I were richer,” she quipped. “I’m richer now, and I’m so much cuter because of it.”

The Bravolebrity co-owns Beauty Lab + Laser, so she has become the “guinea pig for any new service.” Heather created a system that allows women to get Botox without telling anyone. “I was married to a husband who was fairly frugal, and you just can’t justify preventative Botox for thousands of dollars when it’s your husband’s money,” she explained.

Heather’s work:

Gay shared that she goes in “quarterly” for her Botox treatments — but this can change if she’s filming the show. As for her lip filler, Gay only goes “once or twice a year — if that.”

“I also get filler, facials, and laser hair removal,” Gay said. “Another treatment I get is Sculptra, which is a collagen stimulator, with big long needles on your face. It’s pretty intense, but it’s not an actual filler; it’s just a filler stimulant.”

She estimated Botox at $1,000 per treatment with hair removal costing $580 for a package of eight treatments. The Sculptra was estimated at $4,000 per treatment. Her lip treatments cost around $600. Gay speculated that her bill at Beauty Lab specifically would be about $11,912 for the year with these treatments alone.

Additionally, Heather said she had two nose jobs before appearing on RHOSLC and revealed that she got a “mommy makeover,” including “a tummy tuck and a boob job,” during her marriage. She noted that’s why she “looked so good on the cover of Us Weekly magazine in a swimsuit,” noting that the “foundations” had been “surgically implanted” previously.

“My ex-husband wanted me to get it, and he paid for it. I think the tummy tuck was probably 18 to 20 grand, and the boob job was 8 to 12 grand,” she recalled. “But the prices have gone way up — it’s now around 40 grand for a mommy makeover.”

“I didn’t realize the currency of beauty, or how I was perceived,” continued Heather. “I think that I was more self-deprecating and less threatening beforehand. My jokes didn’t seem as harsh. My reads didn’t seem as mean. I just didn’t see the difference because I had never looked like this.”

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