A list of Hollywood and Korean celebrities who opted for the 'plastic solution' to achieve their desired features. From Kylie Jenner, Ariana Grande to Park Min Young.
One of the biggest taboos in any entertainment industry is to go under the knife. While most celebrities have shied away from accepting that they have got any surgical procedure done, some of the courageous ones have come upfront and accepted it. South Korea is known to be the capital for all sorts of cosmetic and plastic procedures, but even there, celebrities prefer to keep a tight lip when it comes to them getting a procedure done.
Natural beauty is propelled and accepted worldwide, so to come out and accept openly having done any procedure, be it a jab of botox or any major surgery, takes a lot of guts. Especially when accepting these cosmetic procedures are directly proportionate to one's stardom. Below we list the top celebrities who went under the knife to enhance their features and accepted it (or not).
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How can one talk about cosmetic procedures and miss the Kardashian-Jenner clan? Khloe Kardashian has undergone many cosmetic procedures over the years, which are prominently visible in her ‘before’ and ‘after’ pictures. The socialite accepted getting a nose job done along with getting face fillers on the season finale reunion of the show Keeping Up With The Kardashians. She was heard saying:
“Everyone says, ‘Oh my god, she’s had her third face transplant,’ but I’ve only had one nose job.”
Further in the show, Kocktails With Khloe, Khloe added that she had to remove her face fillers. She revealed:
“I had to go get this whole thing dissolved because my face was so messed up. It was a letdown, and I’m now hesitant to do it again. And I swear things are still in my face, I swear.”
Beauty Mogul, Kylie Jenner has led a very controversial life when it came down to her lip augmentation procedures. Kylie has been under the spotlight since she was a kid, and the viewers have seen her face change over time. In 2015, Kylie came out with her lip kits, and ever since, people started to notice some changes in her lips that one couldn't achieve with mere lip-liners and lipsticks. After initial denial, Kylie finally accepted on getting only a ‘lip job’ done. However, fans speculate that the mogul has undergone several other procedures as her face and body look completely different from what it was before. In 2016, Kylie took to her app Kylie Jenner, and wrote:
“As of now, I only have lip fillers...But I'm also someone who says, 'Never say never.' If, down the line, I get to a point where I'm uncomfortable with something on my body, I'm not against changing it."
Park Min Young is one of the leading actresses in the South Korean industry. She rose to face with the show, Sungkyunkwan. During the term of the running drama, her old school photos surfaced online. The photos showed significant differences in her facial features.
During an interview with Sports Chosun, the actress accepted about getting a nose job and rhinoplasty done. She also confessed that getting these procedures done has immensely helped her self-worth, as she has been highly insecure about her features since her teenage years. Park Min Young said:
"I don't think it's a bad idea to state something as is truthful. The past is important, but I hope people focus more on the current 'actress Park Min Young.'"
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Supermodel, Bella Hadid has always been in the limelight, all thanks to her celebrity mother, Yolanda Hadid, who featured in the show The Rich Housewives of Beverly Hills. Bella Hadid’s face looks visibly different from what it was in her teen years. However, she has only accepted getting a nose job done and blames her baby fats and puberty for her changed appearance. In Vogue’s 2022 cover story, Bella said:
"I wish I had kept the nose of my ancestors. I think I would have grown into it. People think I fully fucked with my face because of one picture of me as a teenager looking puffy. I’m pretty sure you don’t look the same now as you did at 13, right? I have never used filler. Let’s just put an end to that.”
Unpretty Rapster fame, Jessi, a renowned rapper and performer in South Korea, has openly accepted all her cosmetic surgeries. On an episode of Happy Together, the rapper said:
"Why do I have to hide it? I paid for it and got them done a long time ago. Who doesn't get plastic surgery? I got my eyes and nose done. Everyone knows."
She further added that most of her surgeries were suggested by her agency to look more ‘photogenic’. However, Jessi also accepted that now she regrets getting these surgeries done.
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On numerous occasions, the megastar, Cardi B has accepted getting multiple procedures done on her face and all over her body. From getting breast implants to butt fat transfer (which is reportedly illegal), the star has done it all. In an interview with VLAD TV, Cardi B revealed:
"In order to get lipo, where they put the fat transfer in your ass, and it gets bigger, you need to have fat. I did not have no type of fat, but I was desperate to have a bigger ass."
The star of the era, Ariana Grande has been in the industry much before her musical gig took over. She debuted in 2010 with Victorious. Her features in the show, if compared to what they are now, are quite different. However, it doesn’t seem that Grande has undergone any major surgery, just minor enhancements to her features. Also, she has never addressed all the claims pertaining to her cosmetic procedures, but the audience can see the difference.
The South Korean singer and actor, KWANGHEE has openly accepted all his cosmetic procedures. He is the unofficial spokesperson and advocate of cosmetic surgeries and normalises them. The K-idol has undergone several cosmetic procedures, including rhinoplasty, chin implants, jaw alteration, eyebrow correction and more.
Actor Ji Chan Wook is the ultimate idol of South Korea, with a fan base of millions. When the pictures of the idol’s original face surfaced, the fans spotted a changed nose. However, they all agreed that Chan Wook looked gorgeous with or without the surgery. The idol never openly accepted any of his nose procedures.
Going under the knife will always be a debatable topic. Some believe it helps with one’s self-confidence, so let it be, while others question its necessity. What do you think about cosmetic and plastic surgeries?
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