Does Plastic Make Perfect?

Remember when Spencer Pratt was quoted saying that Heidi Montag might’ve been possessed by the ghost of Michael Jackson? Well, who knew he’d be right?!

But no, Montag hasn’t suddenly been blessed with gravity-defying dance moves or a voice that soars through the upper octaves; instead, she has picked up quite a costly obsession that the former King of Pop would secretly approve of – plastic surgery.

The 23-year-old recently confessed to People magazine that she is “obsessed with plastic surgery,” and even had up to 10 procedures in one day! Yup, you read that right – 10 procedures in one day must be some kind of world record! Here’s the rundown:

1. A mini brow lift
2. Botox in forehead and frown area
3. Nose job revision
4. Fat injections in cheeks, nasolabial folds and lips
5. Chin reduction
6. Neck liposuction
7. Ears pinned back
8. Breast augmentation revision
9. Liposuction on waist, hips, and inner and outer thighs
10. Buttock augmentation

That’s a lot of silicone, anaesthesia and foreign objects to have in your body in one day! I mean, I understand why someone would have the desire to get a procedure done, but I can’t fathom having all 10 in one day! Was there a sale on specific surgeries that was going to expire soon? Or was there some kind of promotional stamp card: “Buy nine procedures get the 10th free?”

In the end, Heidi battled through the drug-induced metamorphic haze and broke free from her former chrysalis and emerged not as a beautiful creature... but just as a questionable looking creature. Yikes – she sure does look Heidious!

Now, I think Heidi looked fine before… but now, on her quest to be what she calls, “the best me,” she somehow got uglier in the process. I just really hope she won’t end up like one of those plastic surgery junkies, where they’re so desperate to get something done, they’d literally take matters into their own hands (Korean lady injecting cooking oil into her face ring a bell anyone?).

Here's the before and after picture; what do you think?

Credit: People Magazine

Now I’m not here to make a farce out of Heidi, but to merely make an example of how society’s perceptions of beauty and our own perceptions of beauty will never be in limbo. It seems most of us we will never be satiated with the way we look; we will always be insatiable. So Heidi, darling, please get help: use your money towards a well established psychiatrist to teach you that beauty is in the eye of the beholder – and that plastic doesn’t always make perfect.

And check out this interview from ABC News!