Plastic surgery

The brutal aftermath of plastic surgery has been captured in a series of arresting portraits.

It’s long been cause for speculation, but now there might be a definitive answer to “How did Kim Kardashian get that butt?” A popular belief has been that the 32-year-old has had buttock implants, and a new report claims that surgical enhancement is involved. But implants? Not exactly… “Kim had lipo on her legs and […]

Aesha Mohammadzai was just a teenager when her Taliban husband sliced off her nose and ears after she tried to escape their abusive marriage. Now, three years later, she is half-way through a life-changing procedure to rebuild her face. Aesha, now 22, is living in the US and is six months into facial reconstruction surgery. […]

Cosmetic surgery is more popular than ever before — but what happens when it all goes horribly wrong? Sydney mother Sophie Blair shares her plastic surgery nightmare. Sophie Blair was just 20 years old and working as a part-time model when she visited a local beauty salon hoping to have a few freckles removed. She’d […]

Today, breast implants are one of the most popular cosmetic surgery procedures. But surprisingly, the world’s first breast implant patient, Timmie Jean Lindsey, was not concerned about the size of her chest. In fact, following the procedure, she didn’t tell anyone about it for another 30 years. As 2012 marks the 50th anniversary of the […]

First, it was moisturiser, then it was “manscaping”. Now, as Bryce Corbett reports, Australian men are being Botoxed and undergoing cosmetic surgery in greater numbers than ever before. Ladies, take a long hard look at your man. Is he starting to fray a little around the edges? Has the toned physique you married all those […]

Pippa Middleton’s bottom has its own Facebook appreciation society and now it has earned another dubious honour — it is the most requested rear end in plastic surgeon’s offices. Celebrity plastic surgeon Constantion Mendieta says cosmetic surgeons across the US are being bombarded with requests for Pippa’s “naturally pert” derriere. In pictures: Love is in […]

A few months back I got a nose job. The week before the operation I told my Editor I was having it done and she took one look at me said, “great story – write it’. Gak! I wasn’t overly keen to share the fact that I was undergoing cosmetic surgery with more than two […]

Forget the face lift. The latest cosmetic surgery craze is the bum lift. Miami-based surgeon Dr Constantino Mendieta told a conference in London this week there was a steady rise in the number of women who craved curvier bottoms, the UK’s Daily Mailreported. The “Miami Thong Lift” procedure, which was presented at the conference of […]

Now that pop princess Kylie Minogue has openly admitted to using Botox it seems other celebs are following her lead. Kylie told the UK’s News of the World she has never had cosmetic surgery but has had Botox. “But I don’t anymore, I won’t go near it. I have lines. You can see the lines […]