Beauty Doc Blog

October 08.08

Sometimes it seems as though Hollywood stars have found the fountain of youth.  Most appear not to be aging, and some actually look as though they are getting younger.  Singer and songwriter Sheryl Crow, superstar actress Kim Basinger, the talented Holly Hunter, and the ever popular Patricia Heaton are among a few of the starts who seem to be part of the plastic surgery craze among celebrities. And, why not may say.  They can afford it and have the free time, and the desire to look good is natural.  And for celebrities many believe that their public expect it, as well as the studios that give them parts in films and on TV.

Jamie Lee Curtis who as a teenage movie star began the slasher film craze with the first two Halloween films, and others that followed has been under the knife and talked about it.  Joan Rivers, and others have long praised the effects of plastic surgery.   Rivers in fact has had visible improvements to her appearance and shared information on her experiences on her E! Entertainment television outings.

Sharon Osbourne, wife of rock star Ozzie Osbourne and former star of her own TV talk show has had several procedures including a leg lift and lip injections of collagen.  Roger and Blondie singer Debbie Harry doesn’t look her 59 years of age after a face lift.  Patricia Heaton, star of the current show Over to You, and the now defunct hit show Everybody Loves Raymond, has been quite candid about a breast lift and a tummy tuck.

Kathy Griffen, comedienne and star of the TV show The D List told ET that the best advice her mother ever gave her was “Save up for plastic surgery and talk about it publicly.”  She has had liposuction, veneers on her teeth, hair straightening and a brow lift.  While it has been an inspiration for many of her jokes and funny skits, Griffen is sold on cosmetic surgery and not embarrassed by it.

Of course, advances in the science of plastic surgery have coincided with popular culture acceptance of the procedures.  The TV show Nip/Tuck about a couple of hip Los Angeles plastic surgeons has quite a following and has done more than its fair share to inform the public about various treatments available.

Plastic surgery though isn’t just for Hollywood stars.  With popular acceptance and an aging population more and more people are looking into procedures to improve their appearance ad possibly their self-esteem.