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Wednesday, May 12, 2004
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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