There are a few names that always come to mind when you are thinking about celebrity plastic surgery. Michael Jackson, for example. But perhaps the most common name that you hear over and over again is Jocelyn Wildenstein. Alternatively known as the "cat lady", the "lion woman" or some other variation thereof, Wildenstein is a socialite who is basically only famous because of her immersion in the world of plastic surgery.
She began getting this plastic surgery when she was in her fifties. The reason was because her husband had decided to have an affair with a much younger woman. Wildenstein was reportedly afraid of losing both her romantic partner and the financial stability that came with the marriage. She hoped that transforming her body into the kind of image that he apparently preferred would prevent the problem. She didn't keep the man but she was able to get a decent chunk of change in the divorce settlement and her plastic surgery interest continued after the divorce. It is believed that she has spent nearly half a billion dollars on cosmetic surgery procedures.
She warns women that their female counterparts who can't afford surgery are going to be jealous and mean once they are transformed with cosmetic procedures. Not all of Wildenstein's plastic surgery procedures have gone well. In fact, in an interview that she gave she said that she lost her peripheral vision as a result of a bad cheek implant. However, she also said that she felt that the cost of the loss was worth the benefits of the surgery.
Awful Plastic Surgery suggests that there is a good chance that Wildenstein has gotten more work done recently. They believe that she might have gotten her lips augmented. And they think that there's something new going on with her chin. Neither of these guesses is confirmed but Wildenstein's history of surgeries points to their likelihood.
Question of the Day: Do you think Wildenstein's reason for getting plastic surgery was a good one or a bad one?
