Celebrity Plastic Surgery, News, Gossip

Valerie Bertinelli is once again in the spotlight, thanks to her weight loss adventures on Jenny Craig. With her newly rockin’ bod, many have wondered if Valerie has had plastic surgery on her face to get that cover ready as well.

Although Valerie is 49 and doesn’t seem to exhibit many of the usual signs of aging, she doesn’t exhibit the classic signs of plastic surgery either. 

Facial plastic surgery expert Dr. Paul S. Nassif says, “I think Valerie Bertinelli still looks exactly the same, just a little older, with heavier eyelids. I don’t see any evidence of face work. She looks fantastic.”

If Valerie has had any plastic surgery, it would likely be non-invasive procedures, like Botox injections or some facial fillers. But as her face is animated and moveable, the possible injections were well-done.

Manhattan plastic surgeon Dr. David Shafer says, “Valerie has lost weight and looks great. She looks like she takes good care of her skin and may have Botox and fillers on board, but it is less clear whether she has had any surgery.”

Just because Valerie hasn’t had any surgery yet, doesn’t mean she couldn’t benefit from some work in the future. Her lids are looking a little heavy, which could be fixed with a blepharoplasty. In her new bathing suits, her breasts are also looking to be hanging a little low, which could be corrected with a breast lift.

Plastic surgeon Dr. Sherrell J. Aston says, “Valerie Bertinelli recently lost a significant amount of weight and it didn’t just affect her waistline. Her face looks really wonderful and youthful. I do believe she has had any plastic surgery to enhance her looks lately. In the future she might benefit from a blepharoplasty or a breast lift.” 

Clearly, Valerie takes good care of herself, inside and out, by eating right and using a good skincare regimen. Make Me Heal commends Valerie on her weight loss and hopes she keeps it off.

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Linda Evans may not have appeared on television in a while, but that doesn’t keep her from being talked about. Unfortunately, it’s not for her acting skills as much as it is for her obvious and excessive plastic surgery.

66-year old Linda rose to fame in her role on the legendary soap Dynasty. Since then, she’s apparently spent her time in the plastic surgeon’s office, getting implants, fillers and lifts. 

Linda’s face is preternaturally full for a woman her age, indicating the use of either an overload of facial fillers or cheek implants.

Manhattan plastic surgeon Dr. David Shafer says, “Linda looks like she has had dermal fillers or cheek implants in her midface, leaving her cheeks appearing over-exaggerated.” 

In addition to the full appearance of her face, it is also very tight and pulled looking, probably the work of an over-zealous facelifte, eyelift. She also looks as though she’s had a nose job, leaving her nose very pinched looking. 

Facial plastic surgery expert Dr. Paul S. Nassif says, “Ms. Evans has probably had all areas of her face worked on: a facelift, an over-aggressive rhinoplasty which makes her nose look pinched, over-elevated eyebrows and hollow eyes from an aggressive eyelid and brow surgery and finally, over-inflated lips. Subtle surgery and fillers would have kept her more natural looking.” 

While Linda certainly stands out, she does look like she has gone overboard. 

Plastic surgeon Dr. Sherrell J. Aston says, “Linda Evans had classic good looks and a brilliant smile. She appears to have had in the past a rhinoplasty, facelift, upper and lower blepharoplasty, and brow lift. Recent photos show over injection of her face and lips. This is a perfect example of attempts to correct the signs of aging by using one modality.” 

Instead of such invasive procedures, Dr. Aston recommends, “Conservative injection to restore facial volume along with sophisticated facial surgery would have left her beautiful. She should not have any more surgery or injections.”

Linda Evans was once an attractive woman, but going under the knife too often hasn’t brought back her youth, although she has certainly tried. 

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It seems that former Olympic athlete Bruce Jenner and stepdad to Kim Kardashian and her sisters has gotten tired of making the list of worst celebrity plastic surgery and has decided to go under the knife again.

59-year old Bruce is the stepfather of the the Kim Kardashian clan and is probably the family member that Kim had hinted would be going under the knife soon (See Make Me Heal’s story on the Kardashian family Gets More Plastic Surgery). 

Just as she had teased that “Someone in the Kardashian family will soon have plastic surgery,” Kim was also the Kardashian who spilled the beans on which family member she was talking about: step-father Bruce.

Bruce Jenner was formerly part of Make Me Heal’s lineup on male celebrities with bad plastic surgery for the overly tight facelift and over-aggressive rhinoplasty, which gave him a feminine appearance (See Make Me Heal’s story on Bad Male Plastic Surgery).

On her blog, Kim said, “”Twenty five years ago, Bruce was ill-advised by a doctor to have a partial facelift and a nose job. Unfortunately, the result wasn’t what Bruce had hoped for and for years since then he has been the victim of cruel taunts from the media. Since he’s turning 60 in October, Bruce felt it was time to correct the mistakes made by the previous doctor so he went to a new doctor for a second facelift. The results are amazing! Bruce looks better than ever and he is extremely happy with the result.”

To correct Bruce’s awful plastic surgery, New York plastic surgeon Dr. David Shafer says, “Based on the photos, Bruce would benefit from a facelift and neck lift. He has redundant submental skin distorting his jaw and neck line.”

Because Bruce’s previous plastic surgery was so aggressive, his surgeon would have to tread carefully this time to keep his appearance youthful, but not overdone.

Plastic surgeon Dr. Sherrell J. Aston says, ” Bruce Jenner is a perfect example of what can happen with a partial facelift. The cheeks are tight and the neck is sagging. This can only be corrected with a full facelift and neck lift. The platysma muscle in the neck is sagging; there is some fat and excess skin. He can get an excellent result by a master facelift surgeon. His brows are a little low but I would just do the Face/Neck lift procedure so as to not make him look done. His previous rhinoplasty can also be improved significantly.”

Photos of Bruce’s new look are out, and the results are much improved. His “new” face doesn’t appear nearly as tightly pulled as it did formerly.

Facial plastic surgery expert Dr. Paul S. Nassif says, “I know the surgeon who did Bruce Jenner’s revision facelift. He did a great job making it look more natural and less pulled. To revise a facelift, you have to change the direction of pull, make it a more vertical lift and not as tightly pulled. Cheers to his new facelift!”

While Bruce may never be restored to his former glory, it’s gratifying to see that he is finally happy with the results of his plastic surgery and hopefully, this will be it for his time under the knife.

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By Lois W. Stern, Editor-at-Large, Makemeheal.com

The world of plastic surgery seems poised for innovation once again! How about a facelift without surgery? Sounds too good to be true? Stay tuned.

By lifting the ban on federal funding for promising stem cell research, on March 9, 2009 President Obama brought this highly charged topic to the forefront once again. Not surprisingly, anti-abortion rights activists condemned Obama’s decision. Although I strongly applaud his stand, I certainly would never support the use of our finite supply of embryonic stem cells for beauty enhancement treatments – nor have I heard of any reputable surgeon who advocates such research and application for anything short of curing human disease and restoring body parts. But anti-aging specialists and plastic surgeons now have discovered other sources of stem cells - unburdened by moral and ethical decisions. Enter adult stem cells.

Understanding Stem Cells

A stem cell is a cell from which other types of cells develop. Stem cells have the ability to make more of themselves and to differentiate as they do so, in order to grow a wide variety of tissues. While embryonic stem cells are the most well-known type, not all multi-potent cells come from embryos. An abundant source of stem cells also can be harvested from our own fat. Within this past decade, researchers have begun to recognize that these pre-fat cells were actually stem cells that could be coaxed into becoming not just more fat, but cartilage, bone, and even neurons and heart muscle. Because of their diverse capablilities, these stem cells are known as multipotent.

Researchers are discovering that the lipoaspirate from liposuction, which we make in our bodies, can be converted into cells having the ability to differentiaten and replicate. By capitalizing on stem cell biology, plastic surgeons are beginning to implement methods for using those cells to reconstruct lost tissue and to build new tissue in less invasive ways than ever before.

Fat Grafting in Development

Plastic surgeons, recognizing that fat is an ideal material for soft tissue augmentation with the most natural-appearing results, have been reinjecting fat into faces for decades. The biggest problem with this procedure has been the resorption or breakdown of the reinjected fat, with resulting impermanence to the improvement.

“The grafted fat must gain its own blood supply in its new location in order to persist long-term, and this generally is not possible when large amounts are

injected at once and when specialized instrumentation and techniques are not employed,” explains board certified plastic surgeon, Dr. Michael Law.            

Structural fat grafting, also known as lipostructure or microfat grafting, has been a step forward in establishing permanence of the reinjected fat. With this process, small amounts of fat (less than 0.1 cc at a time) are carefully microinjected in a series of discrete layers to gradually build new soft tissue structure. As there is space between each microinjection, new blood vessels are able to grow into the grafted fat, allowing it to persist.

This procedure requires specialized training and specialized surgical instruments, as well as patience on the part of both surgeon and patient, but when performed properly, permanent improvement in facial plastic contours is possible.  

Researchers are experimenting with new ways to process fat so that these fragile stem cells can create a blood supply for the transplanted cells to help them survive. One experimental method has involved separating out multipotent adult stem cells and growing them in a petri dish, while coaxing them to differentiate into specific tissue types such as fat or cartilage.  Those differentiated cells are then injected into the patient, where they continue to grow and divide, creating a small amount of natural tissue.

Photos courtesy of Dr. Vincent Makhlouf - Des Plaines

A second method uses mechanized means to accomplish similar goals. Cytori is a San Diego-based company that makes equipment to process fat stem cells immediately after the doctor liposuctions off some of the patient’s fat. Half that fat gets set aside, while the other half is processed to extract a condensed mixture rich in stem cells. That mixture is then injected back into the reserved fat, producing a fat graft supercharged with stem cells, ready to be reinjected into the patient. The result is an immediate fat graft supercharged with stem cells. An additional benefit is that because the patient is the donor, there is no risk of tissue rejection.

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The Facelift of the Future

Today many diverse procedures are being utilized to rejuvenate the face. While some involve surgery such as eyelifts and facelifts, other non-surgical options have emerged in the past ten years as a means to temporarily rejuvenate the face. Enter muscle relaxers as Botox (and more recently Reloxin), and fillers such as Juvederm, Radiesse and Restylane. These options can provide patients with a younger, more rested appearance, but because they are only temporary measures, injections need to be periodically repeated.

Photos courtesy of Dr. Vincent Makhlouf - Des Plaines

If clinical trials continue to show promise, the “Stem Cell Facelift” may just be the next huge step forward in facial rejuvenation. This Stem Cell Facelift would involve removing fat from a patient’s body – typically from the thigh or abdomen - processing it in some way and then injecting it back into that same person’s face - all in a single procedure. Anti-aging specialist and plastic surgeon, Dr. Vincent Giampapa, Assistant Clinical Professor at UMDNJ Medical Center in Newark, New Jersey and Director of The Plastic Surgery Center Internationale and the Giampapa Institute for Age Management, has pioneered this procedure and has been performing it for the last four years. He claims that the patients he has treated have exhibited not only marked improvement in both the underlying soft tissue contours of the face but also in skin quality and tone and that the results it yields are extremely natural. Priced at $5,000, it is considerably less costly than a surgical facelift that typically costs triple that amount.

Photos courtesy of Dr. Vincent Makhlouf - Des Plaines

Dr. Renato Calabria, a plastic surgeon with offices in both Italy and Ca., is slowly integrated this technique, which he calls the “Stem Cell Enhanced Facelift”, into his own practice. By introducing these reengineered stem cells into specific layers of facial tissue during the surgical facelift, he claims to see dramatic improvement in not just facial contour, but in skin quality and tone as well. He believes that the growoth factors contained in the implanted  cells stimulate skin renewal properties.

Will this change the way facelifts are done in the future or better yet, provide us with that dream come true -  a cost effective, knife-free facial rejuvenation procedure performed in an office setting requiring only local anesthesia, with shorter downtime and natural, long lasting results.

The hope for the future is that one day we will be able to say yes to all of the above and that these reengineered stem cells will be used not only to fill out wrinkles on an aging face, but also to replace lost breast tissue or augment the breast without the insertion of an implant.

Lois W. Stern, Editor-At-Large at Makemeheal.com, is a beauty expert and author of Sex, Lies and Cosmetic Surgery and Tick Tock Stop the Clock.

Lois has also just come out with an incredible DVD for plastic surgeons, which is a practical communication tool for use between surgeon and patient.  Check out Lois’s website at: www.sexliesandcosmeticsurgery.com.  Lois and Patty Kovacs are the co-founders of Coast to Coast - Eye on Beauty Newsletter.

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Christian Slater used to be a Hollywood bad boy, landing him in the tabloids as often as jail. Now it’s his possible tinkering with plastic surgery that’s making headlines.

At 39-years old, Christian Slater seems to have reformed his bad boy ways, but his famous eyebrows look more arched than ever, thanks to some Botox and his notoriously receding hairline.

Facial plastic surgery expert Dr. Paul S. Nassif says, “I don’t think that Christian Slater has had any invasive surgery. He may have had forehead Botox, as his forehead is very smooth and his medial eyebrows are low. I think his receding hairline matches his face. He should not have any treatment for lowering his hairline, nor hair transplant surgery.”

While views are mixed as to whether or not Christian should help his receding hairline by getting some hair transplants, one thing is certain, he needs to stay away from the Botox injections which are accentuating his forehead and brows, giving him an almost feminine appearance.

New York plastic surgeon Dr. David Shafer says, “Christian looks like he has had too much Botox - his medial brows are down and his lateral brows appear asymmetric. He may benefit from hair transplantation to help his large forehead and receding hairline.”

While Christian is a talented actor, his face looks nearly frozen into place from his Botox use.

Plastic surgeon Dr. Sherrell J. Aston says, “I suspect the Christian Slater is using heavy doses of Botox to achieve such a frozen appearance. In my opinion he looks a little unnatural and too feminine. I would advise him to give the injectables a rest for a while.”

While Christian may not be as popular as he was back in the 90s, look out for him Lies & Illusions, due out later this year.

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Through the years Heather Locklear has remained one of Hollywood’s most beautiful blondes, thanks to some plastic surgery.

At 47, Heather continues to hold her own with some of Hollywood’s much younger bombshells, with a little help from plastic surgery over the years.

Since her television debut in the early 1980s, Heather has been rumored to have gotten breast implants to help accentuate her hot body. As she has aged, Heather has also gotten some facial plastic surgery as well.

Most likely, the Melrose Place alum has gotten facial fillers and Botox injections to stay young. She may have also had a face or necklift, as she doesn’t have the “jowls” that often begin to make an appearance in one’s middle years.

Manhattan plastic surgeon Dr. David Shafer says, “There is no question Heather looks great. She appears to have had Botox and fillers. Her neck/jawline also looks improved which may indicate and surgical procedure such as facelift or neck lift.”

Fat grafting has become popular amongst Hollywood’s elite and Heather may have gotten in on the trend, which explains her noticeably plumped cheeks.

Facial plastic surgery expert Dr. Paul S Nassif says, “Heather Locklear still looks pretty good for her age. Her cheeks are now much plumper when compared to her earlier days, which could be a result of injectables or fat grafting. Her eyes don’t appear to have been surgically altered. Like many celebrities, I’m sure she gets Botoxed. Her skin looks great. She has taken good care of herself.”

Whatever Heather is doing, she is looking good doing it.

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The Kardashian clan is anything but shy, as little sister Khloe proved in a PETA ad, where she boldly proclaimed, “I’d rather go naked than wear fur.”

24-year old Khloe often gets a lot of flack for being less attractive than her big sisters Kim and Kourtney. But just like them, she’s likely done her time under the knife.

The youngest of the trio of Kardashians accompanied big sister Kim when she had her laser cellulite treatment (See Make Me Heal’s story on the Kardashian sisters’ cellulite treatment).

It seems unlikely that Khloe has had a nose job, as her nose is still rather wide and bumpy for someone who has gone under the knife.

Khloe probably uses high-end skin smoothing products and may indulge in lip plumpers rather than fillers, given the high gloss appearance of her lips.

For the notorious PETA ads Khloe posed for a while back, she was likely air-brushed to look better than ever, although she probably spent some time in the tanning booth and may have had some laser treatments to help smooth out her thighs as well.

Although Khloe comes from a family notoriously fond of the knife, she seems to remain untouched by anything more than skin deep.

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Since becoming a “Gossip Girl,” blonde beauty Blake Lively seems to be turning her fictional role of a New York socialite into reality, which also includes having plastic surgery.

21-year old Blake Lively was nearly falling out of her gown at the Met Costume Gala, leading many, Make Me Heal included, to wonder if the leggy young woman had gotten breast implants.

Wearing a teal Versace gown, Blake posed on the red carpet with a stunning display of cleavage. Not too big and definitely not too small, it is possible that Blake had a conservative breast augmentation to help enhance her stunning figure.

Manhattan plastic surgeon Dr. David Shafer says, “From the photos, it looks like she has had moderated sized implants - not that there is anything wrong with that. She looks great.”

On the other hand, the perfect size and shape could just be a result of nature, as Blake is a stunning beauty and her breasts don’t appear to be too large for her frame, which is often an obvious indication of breast augmentation.

Plastic surgeon Dr. Sherrell J. Aston says, “I do not believe that actress Blake Lively From the show “Gossip Girl” has undergone breast implant surgery. When I reviewed her photographs from when she was a teenager she was full breasted with great contour. Her breasts look very natural and fit her body perfectly.”

If Blake has gotten breast implants, it would not be her first time under the knife. Blake has had a rhinoplasty in the past, which thinned and narrow her nose (See Make Me Heal’s story on Blake Lively’s nose job).

Whether or not Blake has gotten a breast augmentation, one thing is certain: they’re spectacular.

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Since his role in Sling Blade, which earned him an Oscar, Billy Bob has drawn as much attention for his personal life as he has for his acting skills. Although he remains a controversial character, the 54 year old ex-husband of Angelina Jolie is looking better than ever, possibly thanks to some plastic surgery.

Married 5 times, most notably to actress Angelina Jolie, a plastic surgery fan herself( see Make Me Heal’s story on Angelina Jolie’s plastic surgery), Billy Bob seems to have revitalized at least his looks, if not his career.

Recently drawing ire from Canadians after calling them boring, Billy Bob has gone through some non-boring changes of his own.

Darkening his hair color and getting some hair transplants helped Billy Bob get rid of his ever-present hat. He may have also had some facework to help freshen up a bit, but it was conservative and well done enough to leave even expert plastic surgeons wondering just why Billy Bob is looking so well.

Plastic surgeon Dr. Sherrell J. Aston says, “Billy Bob Thorton looks great. An apparent change is in his hair pattern and color. Prior to surgery Mr. Thorton always wore a hat, which covered his baldness and gray hair. Now he is looking more confident than ever. His hair transplant doctor did a good job. He may have had some facial procedures but it is hard to confirm from the photos I have seen.”

Although Billy Bob is looking refreshed, he could always look even better with some non-invasive plastic surgery, like Botox injections.

New York plastic surgeon Dr. David Shafer says, “It is not clear whether Billy Bob has had a facelift or just a clean shave and good skin care. He could use some Botox Cosmetic around his eyes and his forehead to freshen up his look.”

While Billy Bob may never have a calm personal life, his skincare regime, whatever it is has certainly helped to soften him up.

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With summer blockbusters just around the corner, Make Me Heal takes a look at some of the plastic surgery currently playing in theaters, before the studios bring out the big releases.

New father Matthew McConaughey is known for his killer abs and receding hairline. In his new movie, Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, both are readily on display.

Matthew McConaughey has long struggled with hair loss (See Make Me Heal’s story on Matthew McConaughey’s Hair Transplant), but recently, it has been looking better than ever.

Hair restoration expert Dr. Alan Bauman reveals, “Matthew’s hair has been on the rebound for a while now. Publicly, to my knowledge, he’s denied surgical intervention and equates the regrowth to a magical topical potion. However, physicians will agree, nothing grows hair on bald skin except hair transplantation. Even Propecia, which works 90% of the time, is designed for the long haul… keeping the hair you have, NOT re-growth of the hairline. Contrary to popular opinion, today’s hair transplant procedures can be performed comfortably, reliably and efficiently. Not to mention, undetectably. This means that the transplanted hairlines of today, if performed with an “artistic eye,” can mimic the feathery, wavy randomized look of a natural hairline—(i.e. NOT ‘pluggy’). And because the transplanted hair is living and growing (also permanent, by the way), he can shampoo, wash, cut, swim, etc., all without the hassle and maintenance of a hairpiece—which would be an artificial solution to the hair loss problem. Advanced minimally-invasive techniques, like the FUE (Follicular-Unit Extraction) performed with devices like the NeoGraft, also allow for procedures that require no scalpel, no stitches and leave no linear scar give hair transplant patients more options for hair-styling. FUE procedures allow the surgeon to extract hair follicles or groups of follicles individually, without a linear harvest.”

New York plastic surgeon Dr. David Shafer says, “It sure looks like Matthew has more hair now than he did in the past. It is a nice result.”

It also looks like Matthew McConaughey may have dabbled in Botox and facial fillers, as his face looks wrinkle-free considering all the time he spends frolicking in the sun.

Matthew’s leading lady in the romantic comedy is actress Jennifer Garner, as famous for her large lips as her breakthrough role on the TV series Alias. (See Make Me Heal’s story on Jennifer Garner’s lip augmentation). Although many believe Jennifer’s lips to be naturally large, some evidence supports the theory that she has used fillers of some kind to augment them.

On the other side of romance, is the thriller, Obsessed, starring obsessed plastic surgery fan, Beyonce Knowles (See Make Me Heal’s story on Beyonce Knowles’ plastic surgery). Since breaking out as the lead singer of Destiny’s Child, Beyonce has reportedly undergone several cosmetic surgery procedures, including a nose job, breast augmentation and liposuction.

Angels & Demons premieres this week, starring Tom Hanks and his notoriously fluctuating hairline (See Make Me Heal’s story on Tom Hanks’ hair transplants).

Dr. David Shafer notes, “Tom has an unusual hair line, if he has had hair transplants, then he might want some more to achieve a natural look.”

In the follow-up film to the Da Vinci Code, Tom Hanks once again runs around the world as Robert Langdon, bad hair and all.

Dr. Bauman explains, “When it comes to Tom’s ever-changing ‘do’—it appears he’s been through a potpourri of some bizarre styles and even hairpieces over the years. The main aesthetic problem, however, seems to be that there’s a significant loss of the “temporal point” which has not been addressed. This area is critical to the ‘frame’ of the face and the lack of restoration of that area is usually a dead-giveaway that something is awry.

“The good news is that this area does not require a large amount or density of grafts, so it is a big ‘bang for the buck’ when it comes to using the precious donor supply of hair. Most patients do not realize the aesthetic importance of this area, mainly because they are viewing themselves from straight on most of the time.

“In 1993, you can see he had A LOT more of his temporal point left than today. You can even see the miniaturized hair at the hairline, which was fading at that time.

“When the miniaturization at the hairline is noticeable, that’s the time to take action with non-invasive treatments like Propecia, Minoxidil or Laser Therapy. These are treatments that can help slow and stop the progression of hair loss, so smaller or fewer sessions of transplantation are needed over time.

“In the past, when describing Tom’s hair, you mentioned strip grafts and mini-grafts. These techniques are outdated by about 10 years.

“Most hair transplants today (except for extremely rare cases) are performed using FUT (follicular-unit transplant) techniques—grafts that contain one, two or three hairs, only. Any transplanted grafts larger than that run the risk of looking pluggy. Also, whether the technique used is FUT (follicular-unit transplant) using a strip-harvest or FUE (follicular unit extraction–individually harvesting hair from the back of the scalp) the ‘grafts’ you get are essentially the same: one, two or three hair follicles each.”

Another actress known for her hair, albeit in a positive way, is actress Jennifer Aniston. Starring in the comedy, Management, Jen is best known for bringing the world, “The Rachel” haircut. Jennifer has also spent her share of time in the plastic surgeon’s office (See Make Me Heal’s story on Jennifer Aniston’s plastic surgery), undergoing rhinoplasty procedures to supposedly correct a deviated septum, as well as cellulite treatments.

With so much plastic surgery on the big screen, Make Me Heal looks forward to another summer of celebrity plastic surgery hits and misses.

Read the complete plastic surgery profile of the following celebrities on Plasticopedia, the largest online celebrity plastic surgery encyclopedia:

Matthew McConaughey

Jennifer Garner

Beyonce Knowles

Tom Hanks

Jennifer Aniston

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