Stars Slice N' Dice Plastic Surgery TV
Rosie's sharp tongue cut like the edge of a scalpel
on "The View," Tuesday, as she stated that, "'The Swan' has
put women back 30 years."
TV Guide is calling the makeover mania,
"America's new and dangerous obsession," as shows like "The
Swan" and "Extreme Makeover" turn a once-taboo topic into
a craze. But O'Donnell is just one of the stars slicing and
dicing "Extreme Makeovers."
Kelsey Grammer told us that he doubts that
"The Swan" is doing anybody any good, "because even after
all the work, they feel like they don't look good enough."
"American Pie" beauty Shannon
Elizabeth and "Tru Calling" star Eliza Dushku sounded
off to "Extra" at the E3 PlayStation 2 party. "To
try and actually look like someone else, I think is a little
crazy," Elizabeth told us.
"I just hope they're happy in the end
with what happens, because that would be really hard to reverse,"
Dushku added.
And in a recent interview, Cameron Diaz
chastised producers of these shows, saying they're just after
ratings.
But for the participants, surgically-enhanced
beauty is in the eye of the beholder. "Swan" contestants Dawn
Goad and Kelly Becker insist it's not just about the surgery,
but about therapy and self-esteem. "I feel great, better than
I've ever felt," Goad says.
"I always thought therapy was for someone
just kind of cuckoo, but it turned out really great," adds
Becker.
"Swan" surgeon Randal Haworth defends his
show, and Beverly Hills plastic surgeon Dr. Brent Moelleken
of ABC's "Extreme Makeover" agrees, assuring us that,"It's
an amazing experience to go through, and people feel better
about themselves."
Goad herself maintains, "I would definitely
do this whole experience again."
And like it or not, we're all going to do
it again: Fox has ordered up a second season of "The Swan."
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