Celebrity Plastic Surgery, News, Gossip

Make Me Heal (www.MakeMeHeal.com), the leading portal for plastic surgery and anti-aging, announced today that they will be launching the first ever cosmetic surgery and anti-aging awards event celebrating natural beauty with enhancement, The Beauty Enhancement Awards (BEA).

The Beauty Enhancement Awards allow women and men of all ages and races to compete for various categories, from best makeover in different age

categories, best liposuction, best breast augmentation, and best tummy tuck, to best plastic surgeon, and best couple makeover.

Open to the public, any person can apply to be a contestant and any member of the public can vote for their favorite contestants directly on the Makemeheal.com website during the First Round (May 1 to June 31, 2007). Winners of the First Round advance to the Second Round (last week of July 2007) and the Finals (second week of August 2007), with winners from both these rounds being decided by a panel of top surgeons, beauty professionals, and celebrity judges. The contestant application deadline is May 31, 2007.

In addition to being able to follow the 5-month contest on the Makemeheal.com website, the latter two rounds will be broadcast live on television. The website will include intimate interviews with contestants, contestant diaries, live chats, and interactive features. The Second Round and Contest Finals will be televised and include numerous educational segments about plastic surgery, and guest appearances from plastic surgeons and beauty professionals, including one of the most published and innovative plastic surgeons, Dr. Richard Ellenbogen, and other top plastic surgeons including Dr. Marc Mani and Dr. Anthony Youn.

The Beauty Enhancement Awards aims to educate the public about how to make informed decisions about these important life choices and to empower people with information and resources about everything from how to choose the right physician, what procedure options are available, to what are the best of today’s techniques, and how one should prepare and best recover from a procedure.

“The mission of the Beauty Enhancement Awards is to shine a light on the science and art of cosmetic surgery,” Ariel Perets, President of Make Me Heal commented. “The event will not be a parade of unattainable beauty, but rather a display of real people who have had great results which can be realistically achieved if one educates themselves with respect to having cosmetic surgery. That is the mission of our company and now the awards.“

Winners will receive a combination of products and proceeds from the event will benefit associations that provide reconstructive procedures for people with congenital defects, casualties of war, and breast cancer research. Some proceeds will be earmarked towards a private fund created by Make Me Heal for investing in female-owned start-up/entrepreneurial businesses. The contestant application deadline is May 31, 2007 and one can apply on the website at: www.makemeheal.com/contests.

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These days the burning question for a woman does not seem to be what to wear or what to have for lunch that will not immediately tip the weight scale. The question today is not whether to have plastic surgery or not – but rather when is the right time to do it. Michelle Pfeiffer just went on record saying that she is not yet ready to have plastic surgery, but that if she can’t stand the aging process anymore she might go for a little cosmetic tune-up in the future.

“I don’t have anything against it and I think there is a lot of real pressure on ageing women these days. If I look in the mirror one day and I can’t stand it any more… then I might be there.”

No plastic surgery for Michelle Pfeiffer is a bit of an oxymoron if not a hypocritical statement to make, considering that she has already had a rhinoplasty (see her thinner nose bridge in the pictures) in the past and is a likely Botox or Restylane client, judging from her nearly flawless forehead. Michelle Pfeiffer’s lips also seem to have undergone a change, as they are thicker than normal in some of her pictures…signalling possible collagen or Restylane injections to her lips to plump them up.

Michelle Pfeiffer is to be applauded, though, for having stuck to her small boobs throughout her career. Recently, a woman commented to her on her small breasts, saying she is inspired by the fact that Pfeiffer did not cave in to the

Hollywood trend to get breast augmentation. “Just recently a woman made my day by commenting on my boobs. She said I made her feel sexy about her small breasts and that made me feel really good. I walked away thinking, ‘Wow, I’m hot,” said Michelle Pfeiffer. A small chest has certainly not stopped Michelle Pfeiffer from working with leading men such as Jack Nicholson, George Clooney, and Mel Gibson.

As a 49 year old, Michelle Pfeiffer is at the crossroads of plastic surgery. Only time will tell whether she will accept aging gracefully or dip into the cosmetic enhancement fountain of youth.

Pfeiffer says, “Aging happens to every single one of us. Once you accept that, it unburdens you.”

Sounds like a good philosophy to follow as Michelle looks great – in any age.

Relevant Links:

• Chat on the Make Me Heal Nose Surgery/Rhinoplasty Message Boards with people
• See Before & After Nose Surgery/Rhinoplasty Pictures
• Shop For Rhinoplasty Recovery & Preparation Products

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Porn star Jenna Jameson, who has been trying to turn her best-selling book “How to Make Love Like a Porn Star” into a movie, has not been showing up to her Hollywood studio meetings because of an ill-fated vaginoplasty that has left her very unhappy with the results. Since the vaginoplasty, the star of hundreds of x-rated flix has allegedly gone into hiding until her valuable privates heal or are re-done.

“She underwent a vaginoplasty at a Beverly Hills plastic surgeon, and she is very unhappy,” says a source close to the x-rated film star. “She has decided to hole up and not speak to anybody. The producers are about to pull the plug on the movie.” There is a major studio which was apparently interested in turning the book into a mainstream (but not too family-friendly) production.

Considering how important Jenna’s privates are to her line of her work, we hope that she will heal and overcome her troubles for the benefit of porn fans worldwide.

Dr. David Matlock, the leading surgeon for vaginoplasties, was previously interviewed by Make Me Heal about vaginoplasties and explains: “We perform two categories of procedures, laser vaginal rejuvenation (LVR) for the enhancement of sexual gratification and designer laser vaginoplasty (DLV) for the aesthetic enhancement of the vulva structures. LVR is primarily for women who have had children and as a result of childbirth they are experiencing vaginal relaxation. This vaginal relaxation results in decreased sexual gratification for the female. LVR enhances vaginal muscle tone, strength and control. It also decreases the internal and external vaginal diameters and builds up the perineal body (the area outsets the vagina and above the anus). DLV consist of numerous aesthetic procedures of the vulvar structures. The most requested is laser reduction labioplasty of the labia minora. The laser procedure sculptures down the labia minora. Women state that they don’t want the labia minora to project beyond the labia majora (large outer lips). We can perform most anything one desires of the vulvar structures (reduction of the labia majora, liposculpturing of the fatty mons pubis and labia majora, autologous fat transplant to the labia majora to enhance them, correct deformities, combination procedures (LVR plus DLV).

Read the rest of the interview with Dr. Matlock about vagionplasty.

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‘NoTORIous’ and ‘Beverly Hills, 90210’ star Tori Spelling and her husband Dean McDermott are so close they even get plastic surgery touchups together. New parents Tori and Dean reportedly celebrated the birth of their new son by booking an appointment for Botox injections to fill facial wrinkles. Tori Spelling is also reported to have undergone Restylane injections to make her lips fuller. Both Botox and Restylane are common fillers used to give a more youthful and attractive appearance. (For more information regarding the use of these fillers visit the Make Me Heal Botox & Restylane Message Boards).

“Tori and Dean are marching in to get Botox injections. She’ll also have her lips plumped with Restylane, ” said an insider to the National Enquirer. “While Tori usually gets injections every two months, she put them on hold after she got pregnant. But the last time she went in, she took Dean along for some Botox and made a convert out of him.”

Tori is also reportedly considering undergoing mesotherapy, a minimally invasive procedure which can be used to reduce cellulite and fat deposits by injecting amino acids, vitamins and minerals directly into the mesoderm layer of the skin. Mesotherapy is believed to be an effective and safer alternative to liposuction and an ideal way for Tori to shed those last few pounds of baby weight.

Tori Spelling is no stranger to plastic surgery, having had the Hollywood Combo, a breast augmentation and nose job. It is rumored that Spelling also had a cheek and chin augmentation.

Related Links:

• Talk and learn about Botox and other dermal injections on the Make Me Heal messsage boards
  
• See Botox and Restylane before & after photos of patients
• Shop for botox recovery & preparation products

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Ashley & Mary-Kate Olsen are supposedly planning to get matching noses. The Olsen twins recently had a consultation with Dr. Raj Kanodia about getting nose jobs together.

The idea for getting a rhinoplasty was apparently Ashley’s (the blonde half of the twins), according to a source that spoke with In Touch Weekly. “Ashley has always thought her nose was a little too big, so she wanted to get it done.”

“When she talked to her sister about it, she loved the idea.”

 

The Olsens thought that getting a nose job would make them look more “polished”. We don’t know if we agree. While there are plenty of things we think that the Olsen twins can do to improve themselves, we can’t really agree that a nose job is one of them. One could argue that their slightly pug, flat nose could gain definition by being slimmed, but this will change their look to be more mature. Only the future will tell if this is a smart move.

“They both love changing their looks. They thought this would make them look more polished, ” said the source.

Beverly Hills-based Dr. Kanodia has become the go-to plastic surgeon for celebrities wishing to have their noses reshaped. Dr. Kanodia performed Jennifer Aniston’s rhinoplasty, which according to Aniston was not done for cosmetic reasons but rather only to repair a deviated septum (read our analysis of Jennifer Aniston’s nose job). Dr. Kanodia also worked on Cameron Diaz’s nose. Diaz said that her nose job was performed to repair a deviated septum and alleviate breathing problems that she’s been having in light of having broken her nose four times.

Dr. Kanodia is also responsible for Ashlee Simpson’s new nose, which we believe is truly a stunning example of great plastic surgery that has only helped Simpson’s career. Now, for us ordinary people, good luck getting booked for a surgery with the ever-busy Dr. Kanodia.

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While far from needing any plastic surgery in the near distant future, 21-year old actress Scarlett Johansson bluntly said that believes in plastic surgery and is open to the idea of going under the knife once the signs of aging appear. Citing that there’s no “fun” in looking like an “old hag” as a reason to consider surgery, Justin Timberlake’s rumored girlfriend took the road-less traveled by celebrities (many of whom are in the closet about their plastic surgery escapades) and admitted that plastic surgery would be in the cards for her should the need arise when the aging process kicks in. “Oh I definitely believe in plastic surgery. I don’t want to be an old hag, there’s no fun in that,” says Johansson.

However, Johansson thinks that beauty comes from within and is a reflection of one’s self image and state of mind. “But I think if you’re comfortable with yourself then that’s sexy. Maybe people think that I look sexy because I feel sexy,” she added.

We find it brave and admirable that an actress as young as Johansson would not be hypocritical and dismiss plastic surgery because she is young and feels invincible before the aging process. Rock on.

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OK. So it didn’t exactly go down like that, but lovers rocker Gene Simmons and former playmate Shannon Tweed did get matching facelifts together. They actually got them back in November, however, and the whole process was filmed and will be part of Simmons’ hit reality TV show “Family Jewels”, set for premiere on March 25, which was this past Sunday. Simmons was already so in love with himself and unaware that he needed plastic surgery: “I was always delusional about myself and I continue to be so — even though when I looked in the mirror I saw jowls and chins and stuff like that — it never really bothered me because sort of how I carried myself,” Simmons, 57, told People in a recent interview. “The before and after is actually quite striking, because the after sort of shows what could have been better that I couldn’t see because I was delusional about it… I was in-love with myself and blind of my faults.”

Shannon Tweed, 50, was afraid of him getting anything done because she didn’t want him to look younger than her. Tweed also thought she was pregnant, but after it turned out to be a false alarm, she gave him the green light, and they got facelifts together. Raw video footage of the surgery can be seen on youtube.com (click to view Gene Simmons surgery video).

It seems that the procedures cost $40,000 each. That may seem like a whole lot, but it is rumored that in the end, the procedures were free, according to Dr. Frank Ryan (www.drfrankryan.com), who was the surgeon who operated on the couple. Beverly Hills based Dr. Ryan operated on Simmons for 11 hours straight. Their two kids, Nick, 18, and Sophie, 14, were really concerned for their parents, but everything turned out fine, especially after the terrifying bandaged face which Simmons was sporting right after surgery. Simmons had both a facelift, eyelid surgery, and liposuction. Tweed had a face lift and a lower lid adjustment.

Watching the first episode of the second season of Family Jewels, viewers get to go under Simmons’ skin while Dr. Ryan lifts and flips over Simmons’ facial skin and nips away at his underlying muscles and jowls. During the surgery, Dr. Ryan cracks some funny jokes about Simmons’ skin being thick and leathery. Following the surgery, Simmons’ face is completely banged up, swollen like a pinhead, and bruised beyond recognition. Horrified and amused at the same time, Simmons’ kids compare their father’s face to Pat Norita of Karate Kid fame.

Despite all the pain, anguish, and the two week wait for the results, the couple came out looking better than ever with no tell-tale signs of the surgeries (see photo on left taken two weeks after the surgeries). Daughter Sophie was afraid they wouldn’t look like her parents anymore, since they never had anything done their whole lives. This is quite doubtful considering that Mommie dearest was a Playboy centerfold (think breast augmentation honey). However, it seems that the couple makeover route was a wise decision for the two. They look young and awesome! Not to mention that filming the surgery for the reality show should be healthy for the show’s ratings.

Now Gene Simmons has a real reason to be in love with himself…all over again.

Photo: courtesy of A&E

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The bodacious Pamela Anderson who appeared in the film Borat has sparked a trend among Australian women to get massive breasts like the actress, according to local plastic surgery practices. This trend has led to Australian plastic surgeons needing to import mega-size 1000ml implants from the only available country for such sized implants, the United States (and we thought the

US does not export anything anymore). The average implant size for Coast surgery, an Australia based plastic surgery practice, has increased from 280ml to 375ml in the last five years.  Moreover, models already accessorized with 400ml implants have been looking to double their size.“In the last four to six months I’ve noticed a rapid increase in size. The trend for women having breast augmentation is to go large. Our patients believe bigger is better,” says Pamela Noon from the International Surgery Group.Among the factors leading to the surge in mega size breast implants in

Australia is the fact that many patients following surgery regretted not having chosen a bigger size. For this reason, Noon caution patients about rethinking their size so they do not have regrets later. “We’re now encouraging them to think very carefully about their size.” The second factor leading patients to choose mega-size implants is due to society’s acceptance and shifting aesthetic tastes where women find Pamela Anderson’s breasts attractive (most men would not argue with that), as opposed to being “freak” like.
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Pamela Anderson shot to fame after appearing in Playboy pictorials in the early 1990s with massive breasts. Anderson later stunned the world by removing her breast implants in 1999 and leaving everyone wondering how

Anderson’s fame will be maintained without her implants.

Anderson later re-augmented herself in 2005 to her old mega breast proportions, and strutted her stuff topless in Playboy, Stuff, and GQ magazines.

It was only a matter of time before Pamela Anderson’s breasts would become the status quo for society, with women (and men alike) viewing them as something normal. To Pamela Anderson’s credit, she is a boon for the United States Economy by boosting the number of exports of massive 1000ml implants to other countries such as Australia.