While it seems that you see more and more “unnatural” looks and it comes as no surprise to anyone when your next door neighbor or the Hollywood starlet looks one way on Monday and like someone else on Friday, the trend in plastic surgery is taking an interesting turn. It’s been dubbed “undo-plasty” and it accounts for almost half of some plastic surgeons business. It’s a cry to get back to, as Courtney Love put it, the mouth or nose or breasts that “God gave me.”
Until very recently, tattoo removal has held strong as the number one reversal surgery with more than 100,000 people choosing to change their minds about the changes they’ve made to their bodies every year. But now an amazingly large percent of the 16 million who undergo some sort of nip, tuck or puff each year are taking it back. Undo-plasty candidates are primarily two types: The first are those who had a procedure done that was either botched, not done to their satisfaction or resulted in medical problems. The second are those who feel they have gone too far, become addicted to the plastic surgery process and are tired of the scare they get every morning when that stranger shows up in the mirror.
The undo’s that top the charts are the removal of breast implants, reconstructing the old nose and deflating lips. Not surprisingly, few are choosing to go so far as to let out the stitches that hold up sags and bags in the face – although it’s not unheard of. One woman gave a sigh of relief when her undo-breast implant was done. “I look fabulous! Too bad it took me this long to realize I didn’t need them to look this good. I’ve had quite a few painful appointments to keep them lump-free and standing tall. Now I can sleep on my stomach and buy cute little T-shirts. I can’t wait!” Another young girl admired her deflated lips in awe that she ever wanted to change the way she looked. “My smile is really cute. The bee sting lips got embarrassing after awhile.” The speculation is whether these undo’s will eventually get tired of the way they look and go under the knife or laser or needles again.
A thirty year old who had a cosmetic nose job almost a decade ago recently underwent an undo and had a surgeon reconstruct her old nose minus the bump on the bridge. Her initial plastic surgery had resulted in a look she felt she never approved and severe breathing problems that have plagued her ever since. She now breathes easy and enjoys seeing the face of a girl who looks like an adult version of her own baby pictures.
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