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Jun 14, 2006 11:15 am US/Eastern
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Hot Trend: Look Like A Star With Celebrity Surgery
Why Have The Haircut When You Can Have A Celeb's Lips?
by Tamsen Fadal
NEW YORK (CBS) ―
From Jessica Alba's nose to Heath Ledger's chin, these celebrity body parts are some of the most requested looks in plastic surgeons' offices today.
"A patient will come in with a picture of a celebrity that they've ripped out of a celebrity magazine," said New York cosmetic surgeon, Dr. Leonard Grossman.
It's the latest trend in cosmetic surgery. A recent survey reports nine times out of 10, when a person goes under the knife, they're hoping the feature being altered will end up looking like a particular celebrity's.
Radka Jureckovia, a 26-year-old student and part-time model, combed the pages of celebrity and fashion magazines until she found Meg Ryan's perfect pout.
"I like her lips. I wanted my lips to look more fuller, more sensual," Jureckovia said.
She had a lip augmentation. A synthetic product was surgically implanted to permanently enhance her lips. She said it's no different than wanting to mimic Meg Ryan's hairstyle.
"Now people go and they want the nose or the cheek or the breasts or the legs of a celebrity," said Jureckovia.
But unlike asking your hair stylist to give you Siena Miller's bob, Dr. Grossman warns altering your appearance through a cosmetic procedure is serious surgery. And it's permanent, so you don't want a look that does not fit your features.
"There is something wrong with someone trying to focus on a body part thinking that it will change everything about me, which it does not," explained Dr. Grossman.
And he also said you need to be realistic. Most celebrities spend several hours a day working out to maintain their appearance. They have teams of trainers, stylists and hair and makeup people to help them look their best.
"The average person looks at them as the cultural stereotype of beauty and perfection, so when we as regular people want to be prettier, it's those people that we look to," said Jarett Wieselman, senior editor at In Touch Weekly.
According to In Touch, some of the most requested parts these days belong to Angelina Jolie, Jessica Simpson, Matthew McConaughey and Jennifer Aniston.
Besides being realistic, doctors also point out, photos of your favorite celebs are often touched up so they may not represent a person's true appearance.
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