How to Avoid Bad Plastic Surgery from Hollywood to the OC

If we can learn anything from Tara Reid, it would be to think and plan very carefully before undergoing Orange County plastic surgery. Though she looks a lot better in recent photos, and has since spoken out about her botched cosmetic surgeries, the affects of bad plastic surgery have had a great deal of influence on her life and career. In several interviews since the bad breast augmentation surgery in 2004 and subsequent liposuction surgery which made her stomach oddly rippled, she admits several mistakes she made which others can learn from.

First off, her plastic surgeon probably wasn’t the best choice. Finding a qualified and trustworthy Newport Beach cosmetic surgeon is the first step towards successful plastic surgery. Reid told US Magazine that both breast augmentation surgeries did not go as planned. The first time, her breasts were left scarred and uneven. When she went to another doctor to improve on the first botched surgery, she said that she asked for B cup implants, but instead got Cs. And when she started developing strange bumps around the site of her surgery, the doctor said not to worry, that it would get better. After six months, it ended up getting worse. She admitted to People Magazine that after those surgeries and a later botched liposuction, “I’m scared about getting surgery ever again. It’s like surviving a plane crash and getting on a plane again. My stomach scars are my battle wounds.”

Liposuction went terribly wrong for her as well, and by choosing a more reputable Orange County plastic surgeon, she probably could have avoided the strange appearance of her abdomen. Her wariness about plastic surgery after the first few times has prevented her from seeking another surgery to fix the botched liposuction, which could have gone wrong for a variety of different reasons. Many professionals in the Newport Beach cosmetic surgery industry have pointed out that often people look to plastic surgery for the wrong reasons. Tara, who has never really but unfit, admitted that she wanted a six pack. Liposuction is best for removing excess fat, not skin. So Tara, who was already quite slim, probably didn’t need that surgery to begin with. She looks better now because she probably has gained some weight, filling in where her skin was left sagging. Also, she is a smoker. Smoking is never recommended if undergoing plastic surgery, since it always affects how you heal. A good plastic surgeon probably would have advised her differently, knowing that she has been a smoker for quite some time.

Botched plastic surgery can have significant emotional and psychological effects, especially if you’re already uncomfortable with your self-image. It is important to discuss all the reasons and possible options for plastic surgery ahead of time, as well as have realistic expectations. Plastic surgery will change your outward appearance, but it should not be relied upon to improve a negative self image. In Tara’s case, she received much negative criticism, and emotional trauma due to the surgeries, which also caused her to step back from her acting career. Eventually, she said, “If I had to do it again, I never would have done it in the first place,” she told “The View” in 2006.