Plastic surgery remains a hot button issue around the globe, though it's widely accepted in celebrity circles.
Should a person learn to love what they were born with or should they see their image as something that they can will and shape?
Can a person really be fulfilled by self-acceptance when our appearances are judged everyday in so many ways? That judgment, ridicule, and criticism is only exacerbated if you're pursuing a competitive and visual field like acting or singing.
When people make comments like, "You'd be beautiful if it weren't for that nose," it's not hard to see why someone would undergo drastic changes to quiet the noise.
I personally believe people should do whatever makes them happy. For me there's nothing better than people who are honest about their experiences with plastic surgery, like these 10 stars!
Each one of them is open about what they did and owns their decision. Nevertheless, some of them are courageous enough to admit that maybe they wouldn't do it again in retrospect.
There's never anything wrong with becoming the person you want to be. The less we stigmatize people's decisions to love themselves, whether that's with changing the outside or in, the happier we are all going to be.
Kudos to these celebs!
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Iggy Azalea, After
The Australian-born rapper admitted to Vogue, " “I did change something: Four months ago, I got bigger boobs! I’d thought about it my entire life.”
If she's happy, then of course it's a good decision.
See what she used to look like in the next slide!
Iggy Azalea, Before
Heidi Montag, After
Heidi Montag underwent 10 surgeries in one day, including breast augmentation, face work, and a back scoop.
She told Us Weekly: “I’ve always been very insecure about my body. My whole life, I looked at my chest and was like, OK, they’re going to grow. This is my year! And it never happened. I was less than an A-cup. I wore pushup bras, which cut into my skin . . . I hated my nose too. I have my dad’s nose, which is huge. It took up so much of my face, when I looked down, I could see my nose. I couldn’t get away from it! Right before I went in, I was like, What if I don’t wake up? Oh, this is scary. Then I thought, I don’t care. If I don’t wake up, it’s worth it.”
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Heidi Montag, Before
Kathy Griffin, After
In her memoir, Official Book Club Selection: A Memoir According to Kathy Griffin, the comedian wrote,“I was told repeatedly, ‘You would be pretty if it weren’t for that nose. You’d work more if it weren’t for that nose. Hey have you considered getting a nose job?’ You would think I had a nose the size of Texas. I was young and impressionable and I was told that enough that I started to believe it, so I got a nose job.”
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Kathy Griffin, Before
AJ McLean, After
The world was shocked when the Backstreet Boys star dished on something most men would never dare to: his receding hairline. After much thought, he decided to do something about it and got hair plugs.
"Some girls get there boobs done some guys get abb implants all to make them happy! This was the one thing I did and I couldn't be happier thank u dr G!!!!" [sic] He wrote on Instagram.
See what he looked like before in the next slide!
AJ McLean, Before
Janice Dickinson, After
Janice's memoir is entitled: Everything About Me Is Fake… And I'm Perfect. So, there you go. Own it!
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Janice Dickinson, Before
Jennifer Grey, After
The Dirty Dancing star said of her nose job,"I went in the operating room a celebrity — and came out anonymous." Unfortunately, after Grey's nose job she was unrecognizable, causing her career in Hollywood to dissolve at its peak.
Though we still praise her honesty, that's not an easy thing to admit!
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Jennifer Grey, Before
Joan Rivers, After
Joan was a champion of plastic surgery and would always joke about it. In one instance she said, "The only way I can get a man to touch me at this age is plastic surgery."
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Joan Rivers, Before
Kelly Rowland, After
Kelly Rowland waited a decade before getting breast augmentation. She told E!, "I wanted to get breast implants when I was 18, but my mom and Beyoncé's mom told me to really think about it first," she said. "I took their advice and waited 10 years."
That's what I call not taking a decision lightly. You go, girl!
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Kelly Rowland, Before
Ashlee Simpson, After
“As long as people have two eyes, you probably know the answer,” Ashlee told Us Weekly. I love her matter-of-fact attitude.
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Ashlee Simpson, Before
Dolly Parton, After
"Anybody that’s got the nerve, desire, and the money to have surgery, should find a good doctor and just do it," she told In Touch. Who doesn't love an independent woman like Dolly?
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Dolly Parton, Before
