Jumping on the Heidi Bandwagon

I was as stunned as anyone to see the latest Heidi Montag photos in People magazine (and everywhere else!). She looks like an older, plastic version of herself. Or, as a friend of mine said, "She looks like an old porn star."

Now, I'm obviously a fan of plastic surgery. But, as with most things, plastic surgery is better in moderation. And it's better when the procedures are actually correcting a problem, not just tweaking things that are just fine. I'm not sure how any 23 year old could really need 10 cosmetic procedures.

Here's my take on what she had done:

1. Botox: at age 23, likely not needed. But not bad maintenance and prevention, so I can't really knock it, even though her brow position now makes her look a bit evil.

2. Mini-browlift: I'm not even sure what this procedure is exactly. You either do a browlift, or you don't. Meanwhile, it's clear from her "before" photos that she didn't need anything done to her brows.

3. Chin reduction: Ok, I see the difference, but, again, not necessary.

4. Revision of breast augmentation: Obviously to go even larger. All I can say is this: the bigger they are, the harder they fall. She may regret this later.

5. Liposuction: I can see this difference, too, in her hips and waist. Many otherwise thin women do come for contouring of areas that they consider to be their "problem areas", and I think that's not entirely unreasonable. I'm not sure Heidi has done anything to take care of problem areas, though. It seems to me that she's had all this work done, and had People magazine following her every step of the way, just to get more press for the launch of her pop album.

6. Fat grafting to the cheeks: completely unnecessary in a 23 year old

7. Lip augmentation: Not bad

8. Buttocks Augmentation (presumably with fat): I can't really tell a difference here, nor can I see that she needed this procedure done.

9. Revision rhinoplasty (nose-job): She may be on the Michael Jackson path here. Her nose looked just fine before this second surgery.

10. Otoplasty (ear pinning): I don't recall noticing her ears being prominent prior to her surgery, so I can't really say if this made sense. It wouldn't be unreasonable if they did stick out quite a bit before.

I just hope that Heidi doesn't have as many fans as she seems to think she has, so there won't be be hordes of young women following her lead. And I hope she gets the help she needs for her obviously impaired self-esteem. And I hope her 15 minutes are over soon.