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June 12, 2004

Awful Plastic Surgery

Or in the case of this gal, maybe too much botox.

Is it me, or are things getting out of hand with plastic surgery in our culture? I saw Patti LaBelle on Ellen the other day and the woman had no wrinkles! None. Patti is 60 years old. It just looks weird. If you're 60 you should be showing at least some signs of age. Same thing with Bette Midler. She was on the Actor's Studio and looked younger than she did 20 years ago. Is it botox? surgery? both? It's sort of creepy when celebrities you've known about for years appear to grow younger. Not to say that I'm completely down on the concept. My 93 year old grandmother had a facelift when she was 88. The surgery practically killed her (seriously!), but she was happy with the results. And after the initial tightness wore off the first 6 months or so she really did look radiant. People would stop us when we were shopping and tell her how beautiful she was. She would tell them it was years of healthy living. Right. That and thousands of dollars of surgery. But it made her feel happier and at that age, I figure she can do whatever she damn well pleases.

Here's a site that will give anyone pause before taking the surgical plunge: www.awfulplasticsurgery.com.

Posted by elise on June 12, 2004 to Social Commentary | Comments (1)

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Posted by: abhi at June 13, 2004 8:56 PM

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