Updated! 21 Most SHOCKING Celebrity Plastic Surgery Transformations
March 23 2020, Updated 3:27 p.m. ET
Some of us dream that a plastic surgeon’s knife can transform our appearance into something more attractive. From Michael Jackson to Axl Rose, many celebrities have been tempted by the results of plastic surgery only to have it go horribly wrong.
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Some stars have had so much “help” from plastic surgeons that they are barely recognizable. Take a look at the shocking plastic surgery transformations in this updated gallery.
Most Shocking Plastic Surgery Transformations.
Some stars have had so much "help" from plastic surgeons that they are barely recognizable. Take a look at the shocking plastic surgery transformations.
1. Lara Flynn Boyle
Lara Flynn Boyle remains tight-lipped on the topic of plastic surgery, but experts maintain that she has gotten several procedures as well as several reconstructive procedures, completely transforming her looks since her Twin Peaks years.
2. Barry Manilow
Barry Manilow is rumored to have undergone a plethora of plastic surgery procedures since his youth, including three facelifts, eyelid surgery and Botox injections.
3. Joan Rivers
Joan Rivers was never bashful when it came to talking about the hundreds of plastic surgery procedures she had gotten over the years. She boasted that she has undergone 739 procedures over the years, getting pretty much everything nipped, tucked and injected.
4. Melanie Griffith.
Melanie Griffith may not talk about her plastic surgery (experts claim she has gotten lip injections, Botox and an upper eyelid lift) but the actress has clearly transformed since her child star days! She recently admitted that she gets bullied for her looks. “Most people are telling me I look horrible,” she said about how she gets mocked for her appearance. “The tweets I get are really nasty”
5. Janice Dickinson
Janice Dickinson loves getting plastic surgery! The world’s first supermodel loves talking about the extensive work she has gotten done over the years. “I live for plastic surgery,” she recently admitted, copping to a tummy tuck, a face-lift, Botox and Restylne.
6. Sharon Osbourne
Sharon Osbourne has admitted that she has gone too far with plastic surgery! The rock wife, who looks like an entirely different person than she did before, has admitted to getting several cosmetic procedures done to her face and body, including breast implants, a face lift and a leg lift. “Everything!” Osbourne bragged to Anderson Cooper when he recently asked her what she’d had done over the years. “There’s not one thing I haven’t had lifted, cut or sewn back on.”
7. Donatella Versace
It’s no secret that fashionista Donatella Versace has gotten a little work done over the years. The designer, who has copped to getting only Botox, recently tried to attribute her “youthful look” to an extensive beauty regiment. "I'm not like this genetically," she admitted."I use tons of cream and take care of my hair and skin.”
8. Courtney Love
Courtney Love has admitted changing her look since the Grunge days. The Hole singer has even expressed regret about getting her lips overly injected and getting a nose job.
9. Big Ang
Big Ang isn’t shy about sharing her plastic surgery history with the world! The Mob Wives star, who has drastically transformed since her youth and had her first boob job 27 years ago, has admitted she is “obsessed” with getting work done and has copped to several surgeries, such as three boob jobs, a tummy tuck, lipo and lip injections.
10. Amanda Lepore
Amanda Lepore is a transgender New York socialite who has gone way too far with plastic surgery! The model is said to have undergone multiple procedures in her lifetime, such as boob jobs, facelifts, nose jobs and lip injections.
11. Axl Rose
Axl Rose went through a reclusive period after the original Guns N’ Roses split up, and reportedly had several surgeries done during that time including a nose job, hair plugs and a facelift. The 1990s icon now looks nothing like he did in his "Paradise City" days.
12. Pamela Anderson.
Anderson was known for her starring role in Baywatch, where she wowed fans as a bikini-clad lifeguard. Years later, Anderson went through a transformation. According to RadarOnline.com Online, plastic surgeon Dr. Anthony Youn, who has not treated Anderson, told RadarOnline.com, “I suspect that she's had some fillers injected into her cheeks, making them appear plumper and more youthful.” The physician also speculated that the former model had had Botox injections in her forehead in order to look smoother and younger.
13. Rodrigo Alves.
Known as The Human Ken Doll, Celebrity Big Brother star Alves is obsessed with plastic surgery. According to In Touch Weekly, Alves has had well over 57 surgeries including an eye color changing procedure to give him his unique look.
14. Heidi Montag.
According to RadarOnline.com Online, after a plastic surgeon pointed out “everything that was wrong with her,” actress Montag said that she had nearly a dozen operations. These procedures include breast implants, a nose job, liposuction and even “having her back scooped out.”
15. Nicole Kidman.
A-lister and ex of Tom Cruise, Kidman has been rumored to have had several plastic surgery procedures done. According to RadarOnline.com Online, who interviewed NYC board-certified plastic surgeon Dr. Norman Rowe, who has not treated Kidman, he provided some insights. He said, "It appears that Nicole’s new look is the result of a facelift due to the loss of the nasolabial crease, which is a crease on each side of the nose." Kidman herself did admit to La Repubblica that she had Botox saying, “I did try Botox, unfortunately, but I got out of it and now I can finally move my face again.”
16. Daryl Hannah.
Celebrity plastic surgeon Dr. Anthony Youn, who has not treated Hannah, told RadarOnline.com Online, “It’s very sad, but the star of Splash appears to have gotten fish lips! Hannah's face looks like it’s undergone quite a few changes, likely from the plastic surgeon’s needle.” The doctor also said that she has most likely had lip injections, Botox in her eyebrows and fillers in her cheeks.
17. Tara Reid.
Actress Tara Reid has been open about dabbling in plastic surgery. According to RadarOnline.com Online, back in 2016 Reid said, “I had body contouring. But it all went wrong.” The American Pie actress also had a famous nip slip that revealed a botched boob job.
18. Mickey Rourke.
The actor Mickey Rourke was considered by some to be a heartthrob back in the 1980s. Fans were excited to see his career comeback when he starred in The Wrestler and Iron Man 2. However, fans also noticed his apparent love of plastic surgery. According to RadarOnline.com Online, the former boxer commented on his plastic surgery mishaps saying, "Most of it was to mend the mess of my face because of the boxing, but I went to the wrong guy to put my face back together."
19. Carrot Top.
The comedian Carrot Top is known for his goofy routine. But fans have noticed that he is also reinventing his own face. In addition to sporting a muscular physique, the comic appears to have undergone multiple plastic surgery procedures. CBS News reported that plastic surgeon Dr. Youn, who has not treated him, speculated that Carrot Top has an “excessively arched brow and a smooth face, possibly the result of laser treatments or chemical peels.”
20. Priscilla Presley.
Priscilla Presley was once married to The King of Rock & Roll. Sadly, she may have experienced a horrific plastic surgery nightmare. According to RadarOnline.com Online, Presley may have taken injections of what she was told was a “miracle anti wrinkle serum” administered by an unlicensed “doctor.” According to the report, the serum turned out to be a lubricant for car parts that was banned by the Food and Drug Administration. After the ordeal, she reportedly saw a licensed plastic surgeon who helped remove much of the toxic substance for her to recover.
21. Renee Zellweger.
Although Zellweger denies having plastic surgery, she looked like a completely different person when the actress hit the red carpet back in October 2014 at Elle’s Women in Hollywood Awards in Beverly Hills. Photos of her drastic change went viral. The star of Bridget Jones’s Diary claimed her new look was from healthier living. However, plastic surgeon Sheila Nazarian, who has not treated Zellweger, told RadarOnline.com Online that "Renee looks like she has had upper eyelid surgery and subsequent botox to her forehead."