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OPINION

Apr 26, 2010 11:35 AM CDT

We Love Botox—Just Not Bad Botox

The alleged plastic surgery backlash doesn't really exist

(Newser) - Rejoice! The New York Times reports that “Hollywood is no longer casting talent with duck lips, fake breasts, and wrinkle-free foreheads." But wait: That’s not entirely true. Read the entire article, writes Tracy Clark-Flory, and you’ll see that it’s still “considered perfectly acceptable for...

Why Face-Lifts Just
Make You Look Fake

Why Face-Lifts Just Make You Look Fake

Turns out skin isn't the only thing that sags

(Newser) - Wondering why women with too much plastic surgery only look stiffer, not younger? Because face-lifts can’t do anything to change the bone, which also droops with age. “The look we're born with—cherubic face, puffy cheeks—that’s the look of youth,” one doctor who researched the...

'Fembots'
Take Over
the World

'Fembots' Take Over the World

All you need to be famous nowadays is plastic surgery

(Newser) - Heidi Montag, Larry King’s soon-to-be-ex-wife, and all of Tiger Woods’ mistresses: They’re “fembots,” and they’re cropping up everywhere you look these days. This “species of walking, talking Barbie dolls appears increasingly likely to take over the world,” writes Rebecca Dana for the Daily...

Your Butt Job Could Kill You

Just because Heidi Montag did it doesn't mean it's a good idea

(Newser) - All you wanted was a more ample rear—heck, Heidi Montag did it and she’s fine, right?—but you might walk out with abscesses, kidney damage, or a pulmonary embolism. Why are butt augmentations so dangerous? Well, they’re not—necessarily—worse than other plastic surgery procedures; they’re...

Kate Hudson
Got a Boob Job

they don't look like this anymore

Apr 15, 2010 10:56 AM CDT

Kate Hudson Got a Boob Job

She joked about her size, but was insecure: source

(Newser) - Everyone who saw Kate Hudson’s near-nip-slip at the American Music Awards knows the actress has small breasts—or at least, she did. Though Hudson herself said she enjoyed being able to wear plunging necklines in an “elegant” way at the 2002 Golden Globes, she apparently changed her mind...

Demi: I Was 'Extremely
Obsessed' With
My Body

Apr 8, 2010 10:58 AM CDT

Demi: I Was 'Extremely Obsessed' With My Body

Moore talks plastic surgery, body image woes, and future kids

(Newser) - Demi Moore talks about her “extreme obsession” with her body and the possibility of having a child with Ashton Kutcher in the May issue of Elle UK. “We talk about it and it's something that we would like,” she says of growing her family in an excerpt...

For Pirates 4,
No Boob Jobs
Need Apply

sorry, heidi

Mar 21, 2010 3:51 PM CDT

For Pirates 4, No Boob Jobs Need Apply

Casting call for sequel includes ban on implants

(Newser) - Casting is under way for Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, and the requirements are strange indeed: "Must have real breasts. Do not submit if you have implants." In Los Angeles! No cheating, either—besides being required to know how to swim and dive, candidates will have...

Mackenzie Phillips
Debuts $50K Face

Mar 18, 2010 9:37 AM CDT

Mackenzie Phillips Debuts $50K Face

Former child star also discusses last year's incest claim

(Newser) - Mackenzie Phillips is finally happy, and she’s displaying her inner peace outwardly—with a new $50,000 face. The former child star, last in the spotlight for alleging incest at the hands of father John Phillips, debuted her Botox, Restylane, laser treatments, dental work, and hair extensions yesterday on...

10 Young Stars
With Too Much
Plastic Surgery

Mar 16, 2010 12:11 PM CDT

10 Young Stars With Too Much Plastic Surgery

Heidi Montag isn't alone in her apparent addiction

(Newser) - Heidi Montag is a gimme—but what other under-40 celebs have gone way overboard with the cosmetic surgery? The Frisky lists the top 10:

Megan Fox: She was already too hot for her own good—did she really need her alleged breast augmentation, nose job, and lip injections?
Lil Kim:

...

NYC Surgeon Is New
Donkey Kong King

Mar 10, 2010 12:03 PM CST

NYC Surgeon Is New Donkey Kong King

Plastic surgeon Hank Chien topped record score during Feb. blizzard

(Newser) - Step aside, Billy Mitchell—the new “King of Kong” is New York City plastic surgeon Hank Chien, who beat Mitchell's Donkey Kong scoring record by 10,000 points. The arbiter of Donkey Kong scoring, Twin Galaxies, has verified Chien’s score on the classic arcade game. The real shocker:...

Heidi Montag
Mocks Her
Plastic
Surgeries

funny or die video

Mar 9, 2010 10:38 AM CST

Heidi Montag Mocks Her Plastic Surgeries

Reality star tries really, really hard to smile with stiff new face

(Newser) - We all know Heidi Montag has no problem with plastic surgery…but she does have a problem having to pay for it with plastic. “With hidden fees and standard interest rate increases, that $11,000 jawline can end up costing you upwards of $50,000,” she says in...

Sharon
Osbourne
Wants to Sell
Boobs on eBay

Mar 9, 2010 8:42 AM CST

Sharon Osbourne Wants to Sell Boobs on eBay

Breast implants are too annoying, she says

(Newser) - Sharon Osbourne discusses her children, her marriage, and her new novel with new! magazine, but most importantly, she discusses her boobs. “I wish I’d never had my breasts done the last time,” she says of her cosmetic surgery. “They’ve put these bloody great bags in...

Male Boob Jobs on the Rise

Feb 1, 2010 10:34 AM CST

Male Boob Jobs on the Rise

Plastic surgery's fastest growing area is breast reduction for men

(Newser) - Male breast reduction surgery is the hottest operation in plastic surgery right now, with demand for “man boob” jobs growing faster than that for any other procedure for two years running in the UK. Last year 581 men went under the knife, according to the British Association of Aesthetic...

I Won't Make
Heidi's Breasts
Bigger: Doc

EVEN TILA TEQUILA IS FED UP

Jan 26, 2010 8:34 AM CST

I Won't Make Heidi's Breasts Bigger: Doc

Plus, when Tila Tequila is calling you 'fake,' well...

(Newser) - Two signs Heidi Montag has officially gone too far: Her plastic surgeon is refusing to make her breasts any bigger, and Internet celeb-wreck Tila Tequila is calling her “fake.” Montag, who recently upgraded to Triple D boobs, wants an H cup—but surgeon Frank Ryan tells Radar her...

Heidi Montag's
Mom 'Horrified'
by Surgeries

Jan 22, 2010 11:41 AM CST

Heidi Montag's Mom 'Horrified' by Surgeries

'The Hills' star will, of course, record their reunion for reality TV

(Newser) - In case you’ve been on Mars and haven’t heard, Heidi Montag had 10 plastic surgery procedures in 1 day—and now she’s scared to confront her “horrified” mother with her new face. The reality star, featured in an exclusive in People (timed to coincide with the...

Woman Spends
$16K to Look
Like Jessica Rabbit

Jan 15, 2010 4:08 PM CST

Woman Spends $16K to Look Like Jessica Rabbit

British great-grandmother indulges her toon obsession

(Newser) - A 57-year-old British great-grandmother is obsessed with Who Framed Roger Rabbit, and especially with Roger's wife, Jessica—so obsessed that she spent $16,000 to look like the toon siren. "I just think she's a very sexy cartoon," Annette Edwards says in an interview with This Morning, during...

Heidi Montag,
Before and After

she may be a cyborg

Jan 15, 2010 10:00 AM CST

Heidi Montag, Before and After

Is reality star technically still a human? It's up for debate.

(Newser) - Photos from Heidi Montag’s People exclusive are out, and you can see for yourself how different the reality star looks after her 10 plastic surgery procedures. She got DDD breasts, a brow lift, a nose job, liposuction, a butt augmentation, and more, the Huffington Post reports. “She’s...

Top 10 Plastic Surgery Addicts

IT'S NOT JUST YOU, HEIDI

Jan 14, 2010 9:37 AM CST

Top 10 Plastic Surgery Addicts

Heidi Montag is the latest to admit to her obsession

(Newser) - Heidi Montag recently admitted—just in time to promote the release of her album, what a coincidence!—that she is addicted to plastic surgery. But Heidi’s not the only celeb who’s gone under the knife more than a few times. Kate Torgovnick rounds up the top 10,...

Senate Kills Botox Tax,
Adds Tanning Tax

Dec 19, 2009 11:42 AM CST

Senate Kills Botox Tax, Adds Tanning Tax

It could soon cost more to get that bronzed look indoors

(Newser) - The Senate bill on health care reform has good news and bad for those who use artificial means to look better in the mirror. The legislation scraps a proposed 5% tax on cosmetic surgery but adds a 10% tax on indoor tanning beds that deliver UV rays. "The only...

Yes, Kendra
Wilkinson
Can Still
Breastfeed

burning questions

Dec 11, 2009 5:36 PM CST

Yes, Kendra Wilkinson Can Still Breastfeed

Implants won't keep ex-Playmate from nursing newborn

(Newser) - Kendra Wilkinson gave birth this morning, and inquiring minds want to know whether the former Playmate's impressive breast implants will prevent her from nursing her newborn son. Depending on the specifics of her augmentation surgery, it shouldn't be a problem, reports Slate 's Explainer column: Implants generally don't render breastfeeding...