Golden Bachelor’s Susan Noles, 67, Gets a Breast Reduction and Lower Facelift, Joining Pal Kathy Swarts

Susan Noles is the latest Golden Bachelor star to go under the knife. 

On Wednesday, Oct. 16, the Pennsylvania contestant, 67, announced on Instagram that she was undergoing a lower facelift and breast reduction with Dr. Danyo at Danyo Plastic Surgery. “I’m a little bit scared. Thank you, Dr. Danyo, I’m on my way,” she said.

Noles was quick to share an update on her surgeries only a few hours after. “I feel like the Lord has blessed me because so far, I feel pretty good,” she said in a second Oct. 16 post, which shows her head swathed in cotton swabs and bandages. 

Even though she was experiencing a “tiny bit of swelling,” she poked fun at her appearance, joking that she felt like “Santa Claus.” 

In a third Instagram video posted the next day, Noles shared that she was still swelling, but was overall having a positive recovery. “I can’t wait to see my smaller, higher girls,” she said of her breasts. 

She also addressed comments in regards to why she decided to undergo plastic surgery. 

“This was for me. This is what makes me feel good," she said. "I have aged gracefully. I'm 67 years old and this is going to make me feel great for the last chapter —  the best chapter. Just saying.” 

Joan Vassos, who was another contestant on the Golden Bachelor before going on to star in the inaugural season of The Golden Bachelorette, reacted with an empowering response in Noles’ comment section.

“No one is in charge of our happiness but ourselves. I love that you always take charge of your life. You did this for you and you deserve it! Happy healing and I’m ready to rock a bikini next to you and your new tatas!” 

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Though Noles is getting some much-needed rest, she still plans on getting additional work done in the coming days. 

On the same day she announced her operations, she said she was going into the doc’s for a CO2 treatment, a non-invasive laser skin treatment that reduces the appearance of wrinkles and helps boost collagen production. 

Her former Golden Bachelor costar Kathy Swarts, 71, also recently underwent the treatment, as well as Intense Pulsed Light therapy and a lower facelift, and began documenting her journey on Tuesday, Oct. 15. 

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Swarts — who was being nursed by Noles before going in for her own nip and tuck — has been posting daily videos on how she’s doing. 

“I’m feeling a whole lot better today," she said in an Instagram post on day four of her recovery.