Celebrity Plastic Surgery, News, Gossip

British great-grandmother Annette Edwards loves rabbits so much that she has had plastic surgery to become the sexiest of them all: Jessica Rabbit.

Make Me Heal has come across many cases of people wanting to transform themselves into their favorite superstars, but a fictional cartoon character is on a whole other level. Yet 57 year old Annette Edwards, the proud owner of the world’s biggest rabbit, has spent over $15,000 to look like Jessica Rabbit from the cartoon crossover film Who Framed Roger Rabbit?

In the Daily Mail, Annette says She said: “My love of rabbits made me decide to go for the operations and make the big change.”

“Since I had it done I have had loads of compliments and I love the way I look now.”

“I have had a breast uplift, a brow lift, chin implants and botox injections.”

“The body has changed just down to pure hard work, I haven’t had any liposuction or anything like that. I’ve been on a strict diet for three months, where I’ve just really lived a bit like a rabbit - eating only salads and cereals, it’s been mad.”

Facial expert plastic surgeon Dr Paul S Nassif says, “The British great grandmother potentially had a facelift, browlift, and fillers around her face.  Any cosmetic surgical procedure should be tailored to an individual’s features.  The procedure should not be tailored to mimic the features of another individual, and especially not those of a fictional character.  Everyone is different, and will benefit from procedures that are designed to enhance their own personal appearance. “

Annette is a rabbit breeder who has raised several rabbits who have been honored by Guinness World Records. Her transformation is remarkable, considering she has had 10 children, which can make a significant difference in the body. She has also had facial implants as well.

Manhattan plastic surgeon Dr David Shafer says, “Annette Edwards seems to have done a nice job in her transformation.  I never encourage patients to try and look like someone else and try to help them have realistic expectations, however her pictures look nice.  She may regret such large implants in the future.”

Annette says her children were initially shocked, but ultimately supported her transformation into a human rabbit.

Read the complete plastic surgery profile of Annette Edwards on Plasticopedia, the largest online celebrity plastic surgery encyclopedia.

Pic Source: Daily Mail

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Former Playmate and Victoria’s Secret Model Victoria Silvstedt, is anything but modest, making it easy for Make Me Heal to spot her obvious plastic surgery.

The 34-year old Swedish model is often spotted showing off her long legs and large breasts, on and off magazine covers.

The large space between her breasts and their incredibly full size make it obvious that Victoria underwent a breast augmentation at some point. Given that almost every photo of Victoria displays her large breasts, the augmentation likely took place early in her career and the implants may have been replaced or upsized since the initial surgery.

Almost as big as her breasts, are Victoria’s lips, which suffer from over-inflatiion. Although full lips are sexy, Victoria has developed the dreaded “trout pout,” giving her lips an unnatural shape. Victoria’s lips have been large for years, so she may use collagen, which make lips bigger for longer than more subtle injectable fillers like Restylane.

When Victoria and her overdone plastic appearance went out with Motley Crue band member Tommy Lee, she drew unfavorable comparisons to Tommy’s ex-wife, sexpot Pamela Anderson, another bottle blonde with big lips and pornstar-sized breasts. (See Make Me Heal’s story on Pamela Anderson’s plastic surgery). Make Me Heal couldn’t help but notice that it looks like Tommy should consider a visit to a plastic surgeon himself to tighten up his aging skin.

Make Me Heal prefers a more natural result from plastic surgery, but it doesn’t seem that Victoria’s overdone appearance has done anything but help her career.

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Nearly a century after the fact, pictures of the first person to ever undergo plastic surgery have been released.  World War 1 veteran Walter Yeo sustained horrendous facial injuries, which included losing both upper and lower eyelids while manning the guns aboard HMS Warspite in 1916.

The English soldier was soon after treated by Dr. Harold Gillies in a special sector of Queen Mary’s Hospital. Yeo’s damaged eyelids were treated with a ‘mask’ of skin grafted across his face and eyes. Dr. Gillies, coined as the “father of plastic surgery,” became the first doctor to use skin grafts from undamaged areas on the body to treat such injuries.

“This tragedy catalysed the surgeon to transform the fledgling discipline of plastic surgery,” said artist Paddy Hartley, who has used these images in her exhibitions. “Casualties treated by Sir Harold Gillies included an unprecedented number with horrific facial injuries.”

Dr. Gillies not only set the precedent for treating such war injuries, but essentially jump started the progression of modern age plastic surgery. Gillies’ accomplishments created a foundation for more plastic surgeons to build upon in this modern-day advanced art form.

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It seems there is nothing that can’t be surgically altered, human or otherwise. Here’s a few weird plastic surgeries that caught our eye.

Plastic Surgery for Pooches
Is your pooch looking a little rough around the edges? Maybe Spot needs a facelift. In plastic surgery meccas around the world, from Brazil to Beverly Hills, plastic surgery for pets is gaining in popularity. Some procedures are for mere aesthetic reasons, while other breeds eventually require surgeries that amount to cosmetic to help keep them healthy, especially in breeds with heavy skin folds that can become infected. Plastic surgery is reportedly gaining in popularity despite the protests of animal rights activists.

Source: Msnbc.com

Prenatal Plastic Surgery
In what is likely a hoax, reports of prenatal plastic surgery have amassed on the web. The story goes Rhonda Hackensakis had a large nose and eventually got a nose job when she was an adult. Now pregnant, Rhonda has opted to have her fetus have a rhinoplasty in embryo, so that scarring can heal faster and the nose will look more natural than if done after birth. Rhonda feels that by having her child undergo plastic surgery before it arrives in the world, it will be saved from the teasing she had when she was a girl growing up with a big nose

Source: LalaTimes

Asian Calf Reduction
In an attempt to become more Westernized, in addition to eyelid surgeries, calf reduction is becoming more popular in Asia, especially in Korea. Although calf implants are popular, especially in men, many people wishing to achieve the skinny legged look found in magazines are hoping to reduce the size of their calves. Traditionally Asians do not have a lot of fat in their legs, so doctors don’t use liposuction as they do in Western countries. Instead, doctors sever tendons or inject Botox in order to weaken the leg muscles.

Source: Asian Cosmetic Surgery and TIME

Do your own dimples
If you think Dimples are cute, but you don’t have them, consider “Dimple Fabrication.” Dimples can be created without incisions, so you walk in to the plastic surgeon without dimples and leave with dimples.

Source: LAM Facial Plastics

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Every bride wants to look her best for the big day. Brides want their bridal entourage to look good too and for years, spa treatments and massages have been gifts for bridesmaids.

First, beauty regimens of bridesmaids included spray-tans and the occasional Botox. Now, the stakes have gotten higher and it may not be enough to just spring for the dress, as some bridesmaids are also expected to have plastic surgery.

Plastic surgery can be very invasive and very costly. Not to mention a very personal decision to make. Yet more brides are asking their bridesmaids to get Botox, Restylane, laser treatments like Fraxel, liposuction, and even breast augmentations for the big day.

One bride-to-be blamed the new trend on the older age at which people get married. No longer are brides blushing and toned, but rather they are aging and may need extra help to look traditionally young and fresh, which means their entourage does too.

Source: Celebrity News Blog

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Bad plastic surgery stories have unfortunately become commonplace, but many countries have begun cracking down on doctors who perform cosmetic surgery in an effort to prevent them from happening.

In Auckland New Zealand, a patient underwent a breast augmentation and came of the procedure a complete mess. To cover up his mistake, the doctor made the patient sign a confidentiality agreement to prevent her going to the authorities. In exchange for silence, the plastic surgeon waived some of his fee.

The woman was too scared to speak out and it wasn’t until nearly a year that she eventually told a friend about her situation, which left her with wounds that wouldn’t heal. The friend eventually contacted Women’s Health Action Trust, whose director Jo Fitzpatrick has reported “She had weeping wounds she was a complete mess. She ended up getting so disfigured, she wouldn’t go out. It’s the worst case we’ve come across.”

The case comes amongst tightening of regulations to prevent unqualified physicians from performing plastic surgery.

Source: Sunday Star Times

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Convicted French plastic surgeon Michel Maure, 59, is believed to have fled France on his yacht after the French state prosecutor of Marseilles recommended he go to jail for four years.

Dr. Maure was recently found guilty of illegally carrying out dozens of plastic surgeries, including liposuction and breast augmentation, in a dirty, run-down clinic. Maure was under serious scrutiny for failing to administer sufficient anesthetic, thereby inflicting severe pain on his patients. One female patient said that she found her shoes filled with blood while driving home after a botched liposuction. Another case reported that a woman’s remodeled breast slid to her armpit overnight following a routine breast augmentation.

Maure was found guilty on charges of illegal practice, endangering life, and wounding. He was granted bail until September 8, where he would then be sentenced. However, he has since fled on his bail, and is now rumored to have left France with his girlfriend and three children.

Maure, trained to be an anesthetist, was able to operate as a plastic surgeon due to a loophole in French law, which was just corrected in 2002. He attracted his patients by offering relatively low rates and using an internet site called magicclinic.com, where he falsely claimed he carried out 300 operations annually, and that he was “one of the great aesthetic surgeons of the world.”

Maure looks to be a serious Botox addict, as his forehead is free of wrinkles, and he likely gets laser treatments to keep his facial skin smooth. He also looks like he wears a hair toupee.

For now, there is no reward for his capture, although we would suggest that the police give free breast implants (not to be done by Dr. Maure) to the person who tips the police off.

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While the state of the economy is making people think twice about opening their wallets, Londie Bowman found a creative way to pay for her plastic surgery makeover.

Bowman, 32, has just been busted for using a stolen debit card to pay for her Mommie Makeover, which typically consists of a breast lift, tummy tuck, and liposuction and costs $17,000 to $20,000. Bowman pleaded guilty to three counts of identity theft and faces up to four years and four months of prison time when she is sentenced at the end of the month.

It all started when Bowman decided she wanted to fix her sagging breasts and make them perky again. She scheduled her operation on February 28 with Dr. Yngvar Hvistendahl. As she only qualified for $12,000 in financing ahead of the surgery, she used a stolen debit card to pay for the rest. The transaction was denied, but the bank approved the transaction by the phone and the surgery was performed.

The fraud was discovered when the plastic surgery office sent flowers to the address Bowman gave, only to learn that another woman lived at the address.

Bowman would not have gotten caught had she not decided to return to the scene of the crime to have an itchy navel looked at by the doctor. Dr. Hvistendahl tipped off the police who arrested Bowman at the plastic surgeon’s facility.

“It takes a certain person to have the gall to do that,” said Dr. Hvistendahl. “She has to come back to the scene of the crime for followup.”

“She’s going to look really good in jail,” said Dr. Hvistendahl.

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Alicia Duvall is another Jordan-type glamour model from Britain (See Make Me Heal’s story on Jordan’s plastic surgery). Although she has already had several breast augmentation surgeries, she is going back for more. Moreover, she seems to have passed on her love of plastic surgery to her 12-year old daughter, Georgia.

It will be the 14th breast implant surgery Alicia has undergone and she tells The Sun, “I know it will kill me. But I’d rather die trying to sort things out. My last boob job was a disaster. One of the implants left my chest really lumpy, so I needed to sort it out.”

The breast augmentations account for only 14 of the 50 plastic surgeries Alicia admits to having over the past 10 years, which also include lip augmentation, and likely a browlift, although the Internet world places her at only 32 years of age, many suspect she is younger.

What is even more shocking than the large number of surgeries is her daughter Georgia, who although she is barely in her teens, already wants to have a breast augmentation, just like her mom.

Georgia says, “Because of her, I think it’s normal to have surgery if something’s not quite right.”

Alicia is fine with her daughter’s desire, but wants her to wait until she is 16 to have the procedure. In the United States, plastic surgeons often encourage patients to wait until they are at least 18 and their natural development has taken place.

Some of the young Georgia’s glamour model transformation has already taken place, including changing her name to Destiny. Alicia explains, “I wanted to call her Destiny when she was born, but my mum said it sounded like a lap dancer’s name.

“But she never much liked Georgia, so we decided to change it.”

It’s nice that Alicia’s biggest (and possibly only) fan is her daughter, but it still seems a little dysfunctional to be so onboard with plastic surgery and all its potential risks.

Read the complete celebrity plastic surgery profile of Alicia Duvall on Plasticopedia, the largest celebrity plastic surgery encyclopedia.

Source: The Sun

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Young girls are just as susceptible to feelings of inadequacy as the rest of the world, finds a study.

At as tender an age as 10, young girls report feeling depressed and even considering plastic surgery as a result of the media attention focusing on the looking as perfect as celebrities.

The girls feel pressure from marketing directed at young girls that says they should look and dress a certain way, including wearing make-up, sexy clothes and even lose weight and have plastic surgery to achieve celebrity status.

The findings, which were published in Girlguilding UK, paint a rather bleak view that a new generation of girls is growing up obsessed with looks and possessions.

Source: Yorkshire Post

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