Plastic Surgery: 10 Secret Signs
Thanks to Dr. Anthony Youn, a cosmetic surgeon in Troy, Mich., you don't have to wonder. Here are 10 telltale signs of plastic surgery.
Look to the Ears
Sometimes the transition from the smooth, light-colored skin of the ear to the weathered skin on the cheeks can be obvious. Occasionally these scars thicken. (You might want to let her know that scars can sometimes be treated by steroid injections or laser treatments.)
Botox Brow
This can be corrected by a few more injections above the eyebrows, he says. Or she can just wait a few months - Botox is not permanent.
Alternately, in the case of British celebrity Katie Price (pictured), says Dr. Youn, the frozen and slightly intimidating brow could be on purpose.
Surprise!
Virtually all seniors have some loose, saggy, upper eyelid skin, says Dr. Youn. So, if she's a grandma and her eyes are shut wide open, chances are she's had a voluntary encounter with a scalpel.
Jocelyn Wildenstein (pictured), nicknamed "cat woman," is 62. No eye bags on her!
Raisin Ear
Puffy-Face Priscilla Presley
It's easy to spot: The faces of women who have been injected with too much filler look like shiny oven-stuffer roasters.
It should wear off in a few months if she used fillers alone. If she had fat injections, she'll have to have the excess sucked out via liposuction, says Dr. Youn.
Priscilla Presley (pictured) has been quite open about her less-than-happy experiences with fillers.
Pixie Ear
Bunny Nosed Janet Jackson?
Botox can be injected into the bridge of the nose to get rid of creases, but some people who have this type of injection get rabbit-like creases on the sides of their noses when they laugh and smile.
If this sounds like one of your intimates, tell her she can get more Botox on the sides of her nose, or just wait for the Botox to wear off, says Dr. Youn.
Youn thinks Janet Jackson (pictured) has Botox Bunny Nose.
No Turkey Neck?
Trout Pout
Wait - her upper lip is bigger than her lower one. In nature, says Dr. Youn, the lower lip is usually 50 percent larger than the upper one. So any variation is likely the result of silicone injections.
What puzzles the doc is that young women often have it done this way on purpose, giving them lips that look a bit like actress Lisa Rinna (pictured).
The Windswept Look by Joan Rivers
Back in the day, before synthetic fillers and other developments, surgeons just pulled and stitched.
These days, says Dr. Youn, doctors use fillers and/or fat grafting in addition to tightening. This "three-dimensional" approach yields a more natural look.